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SynthesisMedicine2015

Common Variants of the Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2 Gene and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Susceptibility.

Hong-Guang Li, Fang-Feng Liu, Hua-Qiang Zhu, Xu Zhou, Jun Lu, Hong Chang, Jin-Hua Hu

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 31% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hong-Guang LiFrom the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (HGL, FFL, XZ, JL, HC); and Department of Gastroenterology Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China (JHH).
Fang-Feng Liu
Hua-Qiang Zhu
Xu Zhou
Jun Lu
Hong Chang
Jin-Hua Hu
Jacobson Holman (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a heterogeneous disease with substantial genetic constitution. Previous work has evaluated the effect of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) variants (-765G/C, -1195A/G, and +8473T/C) on the development of HCC, but the conclusions are inconsistent. We conducted a meta-analysis in this work. Data from 7 case-control studies were combined to assess the association between PTGS2 variants and HCC. The risk of HCC (OR and 95% CI) was estimated using either the fixed- or the random-effects model according to the Q test. No significant association was identified for -765G/C and +8473T/C. However, we identified a significantly decreased risk in relation to the GG genotype of -1195A/G (OR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.50-0.98 for GG versus AA). We also observed a similar decrease (OR = 0.47, 95% CI = 0.23-0.95 for GG versus AA) in Caucasian samples. Variant -1195A/G in the promoter PTGS2 may protect against the malignant progression of HCC. This significant association suggests that -1195A/G could be used as a biomarker of HCC.

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Asian PeopleCarcinoma, HepatocellularCase-Control StudiesCyclooxygenase 2FemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleWhite PeopleCyclooxygenase 2PTGS2 protein, human

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PMID26334888
PMCPMC4616504
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