Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27642012›Full record

ArticleeLife2016

Michael Sulak, Lindsey Fong, Katelyn Mika, Sravanthi Chigurupati, Lisa Yon, Nigel P Mongan, Richard D Emes, Vincent J Lynch

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Article in eLife, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 197 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
197citing papers in PubMed
11.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

197 citing papers in PubMed, 341 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael SulakDepartment of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.
Lindsey FongDepartment of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.
Katelyn MikaDepartment of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.
Sravanthi ChigurupatiDepartment of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.
Lisa YonSchool of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
Nigel P MonganSchool of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
Richard D EmesSchool of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
Vincent J LynchDepartment of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5311-3824
University of Chicago · USUniversity of Nottingham · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A major constraint on the evolution of large body sizes in animals is an increased risk of developing cancer. There is no correlation, however, between body size and cancer risk. This lack of correlation is often referred to as 'Peto's Paradox'. Here, we show that the elephant genome encodes 20 copies of the tumor suppressor gene

Indexed as

Body SizeDNA RepairElephantsEvolution, MolecularGene DosageGenes, p53AnimalsApoptosisGene Expression ProfilingProtein BiosynthesisSignal TransductionTranscription, GeneticaardvarkAfrican elephantarmadilloAsian elephantcell biologyevolutionary biologygenomicshyrax

Identifiers

PMID27642012
PMCPMC5061548
OpenAlexW2952791314

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