Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25774791›Full record

SynthesisPloS one2015

Increased risk of cutaneous melanoma associated with p53 Arg72Pro polymorphism.

Peiliang Geng, Yunmei Liao, Zhihua Ruan, Houjie Liang

Open access · goldAbstract readMeta-Analysis
In one paragraph

Synthesis in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Frontiers in oncology · 2023
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peiliang GengDepartment of Oncology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, China.
Yunmei LiaoDepartment of Oncology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, China.
Zhihua RuanDepartment of Oncology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, China.
Houjie LiangDepartment of Oncology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, China.
Army Medical University · CNSouthwest Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that p53 Arg72Pro polymorphism may contribute to an increased risk of cutaneous melanoma (CM).

methodsBy searching the databases of PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science, a total of 8 eligible case-control studies with 1,957 CM cases and 2,887 controls were included in this meta-analysis. Stata software was used to analyze all the statistical data.

resultsThe pooled data by a fixed-effects model suggested an increased risk of CM associated with p53 Arg72Pro polymorphism under the genetic model of Arg/Pro vs. Pro/Pro without heterogeneity (ORArg/Pro vs. Pro/Pro = 1.76, 95% CI = 1.55-1.99, Pheterogeneity = 0.075). A similar trend was seen in subgroups of hospital-based studies and population-based studies.

conclusionOur meta-analysis based on all studies shows that the p53 Arg72Pro polymorphism may increase individual susceptibility to CM, particularly in Caucasians and could serve as a biomarker to predict the population at high risk of CM.

Indexed as

Genes, p53Biomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesCutaneous Malignant MelanomaDatabases, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMelanomaPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsSkin NeoplasmsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Biomarkers, TumorTP53 protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53

Identifiers

PMID25774791
PMCPMC4361629
OpenAlexW2006061827

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.