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SynthesisPloS one2015

Association between CEBPE Variant and Childhood Acute Leukemia Risk: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis of 22 Studies.

Jian Sun, Jinyu Zheng, Linjun Tang, Jasmine Healy, Daniel Sinnett, Yue-e Dai

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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 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Novel Gene and Network Associations Found for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Using Case-Control and Family-Based Studies in Multiethnic Populations.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Jian SunDepartment of Anesthesiology, Huai'an Matenal and Child Health Hospital, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
Jinyu ZhengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Huai'an, China.
Linjun TangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongling People's Hospital, Tongling, An'hui, People's Republic of China.
Jasmine HealySainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Daniel SinnettSainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Yue-e DaiNanjing Children's Hospital, Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CANanjing Medical University · CNSecond People’s Hospital of Huai’an · CNThe People's Hospital Tongling · CNUniversité de Montréal · CAXuzhou Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins (CEBPs) have been involved in the etiology of acute leukemia (AL) and investigated in numerous genetic association studies, however, the results were inconclusive. The current meta-analysis was conducted to clarify the effect of CEBPE rs2239633 variant on childhood AL risk. Electronic literature search was performed on August 15, 2014, from databases of Medline, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. A total of 22 case-control studies were eligible for the pooled analysis. The results demonstrated that rs2239633 A allele was significantly associated with a decreased risk of childhood AL (A vs G: OR=0.87, 95%CI = 0.80, 0.94, p<0.001), especially in B-cell ALL subgroup (A vs G: OR = 0.79, 95%CI = 0.74, 0.83, p<0.001), but not among T-cell ALL or AML subgroups. In the stratified analysis by ethnicity, the association was observed in Europeans (A vs G: OR = 0.80, 95%CI = 0.76, 0.84, p<0.001) but not in Asian and mixed populations. Moreover, the results of sensitivity and cumulative meta-analysis indicated the robustness of our results. Also, Begg's and Egger's tests did not indicate any evidence of obvious asymmetry. In summary, our study provided evidence that CEBPE rs2239633 variant is associated with decreased risk of childhood B-cell ALL in Europeans.

Indexed as

Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationAcute DiseaseAge FactorsAllelesCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsChildGenotypeHumansLeukemiaOdds RatioPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePublication BiasRiskCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCEBPE protein, human

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PMID25938438
PMCPMC4418706
OpenAlexW259018511

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