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ReviewBoneKEy reports2015

The role of fetuin-A in mineral trafficking and deposition.

Michael M X Cai, Edward R Smith, Stephen G Holt

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Review in BoneKEy reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Biomineralization of Collagen-Based Materials for Hard Tissue Repair.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  16. Vascular Calcification-New Insights Into Its Mechanism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael M X CaiDepartment of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; Department of Medicine (RMH), University of Melbourne , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Edward R SmithDepartment of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Stephen G HoltDepartment of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; Department of Medicine (RMH), University of Melbourne , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Calcium and phosphate are the principle ions involved in the deposition of mineral in the human body. Inhibitors of mineralisation are essential for the prevention of ectopic mineral precipitation and deposition. In the past decade, through in vitro, in vivo and clinical observation studies, we have come to appreciate the importance of fetuin-A (Fet-A), a circulating glycoprotein, in preventing ectopic calcium phosphate mineralisation. Moreover, the detection of Fet-A-containing mineral complex, termed calciprotein particles (CPPs), has provided new ways to assess an individual's calcific risk. The pathophysiological significance of CPPs in disease states is yet to be defined, but it provides an exciting avenue to further our understanding of the development of ectopic mineralisation.

Identifiers

PMID25987986
PMCPMC4422088
OpenAlexW1597277750

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