Evidence map›Paper›PMID 23187834›Full record

ReviewCancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.)

Inherited pancreatic cancer syndromes.

Sheila Solomon, Siddhartha Das, Randall Brand, David C Whitcomb

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Review in Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sheila SolomonDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Siddhartha Das
Randall Brand
David C Whitcomb
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

NAPS2 Continuation Genome Wide Association Study of PancreatitisR56DK061451 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WHITCOMB, DAVID CLEMENT · 2011 to 2011
$1.3M
Pancreasfest 2012 Pancreatic Cancer: Risk, Early Detection, Diagnosis & TreatmentR13DK096904 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WHITCOMB, DAVID CLEMENT · 2012 to 2012
$15k
NIDDK NIH HHS R13 DK096904NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK061451
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most challenging of all cancers. Genetic risk factors are believed to play a major role, but other than genes coding for blood group, genetic risks for sporadic cases remain elusive. However, several germline mutations have been identified that lead to hereditary pancreatic cancer, familial pancreatic cancer, and increased risk for pancreatic cancer as part of a familial cancer syndrome. The most important genes with variants increasing risk for pancreatic cancer include BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM, CDKN2A, APC, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, PRSS1, and STK11. Recognition of members of high-risk families is important for understanding pancreatic cancer biology, for recommending risk reduction strategies and, in some cases, initiating cancer surveillance programs. Because the best methods for surveillance have not been established, the recommendation to refer at-risk patients to centers with ongoing research programs in pancreatic cancer surveillance is supported.

Indexed as

AnimalsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansPancreatic Neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID23187834
PMCPMC3565835
OpenAlexW2025262971

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