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ArticleBMJ open2017

Integrated approach of nutritional and molecular epidemiology, mineralogical and chemical pollutant characterisation: the protocol of a cross-sectional study in women.

Martina Barchitta, Annalisa Quattrocchi, Andrea Maugeri, Germana Barone, Paolo Mazzoleni, Alfio Catalfo, Guido De Guidi, Maria Iemmolo, Nunzio Crimi, Antonella Agodi

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Article in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Martina BarchittaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Annalisa QuattrocchiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Andrea MaugeriDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Germana BaroneDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Paolo MazzoleniDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Alfio CatalfoDepartment of Chemical Science, Section of Photochemistry and Photobiology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Guido De GuidiDepartment of Chemical Science, Section of Photochemistry and Photobiology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Maria IemmoloDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Nunzio CrimiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Antonella AgodiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
University of Catania · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEnvironmentally-related health and disease are the result of the exposome, the totality of a person's environmental exposures, from all sources and routes, across their lifespan. Epigenetic phenomena, including DNA methylation, can be potentially modified by environmental and lifestyle factors, and result in environmental reprogramming of the genome for exposed individuals and for future generations of offspring.

objectiveThe objective of the project is to evaluate the risk of DNA hypomethylation due to air pollution, Mediterranean diet adherence, folate intake, and demographic and socioeconomic factors, in healthy women living in the metropolitan area of Catania, Italy. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Non-pregnant healthy women will be enrolled in a cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic, lifestyle and dietary intake information will be collected. LINE-1 methylation will be measured by pyrosequencing. The participants' home addresses will be geocoded and each woman will be assigned to the closest monitoring station for particulate matter (PM) exposure assessment. Mineralogical-chemical characterisation of PM and cellular model assays will be performed. An integrated approach will be designed to estimate the combined possible effect of air pollution, Mediterranean diet adherence, folate intake and other lifestyle characteristics on LINE-1 methylation levels. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The project has been approved by the ethics committees of the involved institution and funded by the University of Catania (Finanziamento della Ricerca, FIR 2014). All participants will be fully informed of the purpose and procedures of the study, and signed written consents will be obtained. All the data collected will be treated confidentially and analysed in an aggregate and anonymous way. The results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and communicated to local public health agencies, in order to provide essential information for timely and effective public health action.

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Public HealthAdolescentAdultAir PollutantsAir PollutionCross-Sectional StudiesEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental IllnessEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansIncidenceItalyMiddle AgedAir PollutantsParticulate MatterEPIDEMIOLOGYNUTRITION & DIETETICSPUBLIC HEALTH

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PMID28377395
PMCPMC5387935
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