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SynthesisOncotarget2017

Vascular endothelial growth factor A polymorphisms are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis.

Yafeng Wang, Qiuyu Huang, Jianchao Liu, Yanan Wang, Gongfeng Zheng, Ling Lin, Hui Yu, Weifeng Tang, Ziyang Huang

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Synthesis in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yafeng WangCardiovascular Department, The Second Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Qiuyu HuangDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Jianchao LiuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Fujian, China.
Yanan WangDepartment of Function, Agribusiness Hospital of Xishuangbanna, Jinghong, Yunnan, China.
Gongfeng ZhengCardiovascular Department, The Second Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Ling LinRheumatism Department, The Second Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Hui YuDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Weifeng TangDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Fujian, China.
Ziyang HuangCardiovascular Department, The Second Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Fujian Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · CNUnion Hospital · CNXishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a common complex disease resulting from the interaction of multiple environmental and genetic factors. To assess the potential relationship of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA) rs699947 C>A, rs3025039 C>T and rs2010963 G>C polymorphisms with CHD risk, a comprehensive meta-analysis was conducted. A systematic search of EMBASE and PubMed online database for publications on VEGFA polymorphisms and risk of CHD was carried out. Crude Odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to determine the association. A total of ten publications including 22 trails involving 2097 cases and 2867 controls were included in our pooled analysis. Overall, results of the present meta-analysis demonstrated a significant association between VEGFA rs699947 C>A polymorphism and an increased risk of CHD. After stratifying by ethnicity and CHD type, the association was also obtained. A significant association between VEGFA rs3025039 C>T polymorphism and risk of CHD was also found. For VEGFA rs2010963 G>C polymorphism, the polymorphism was associated with MI risk. In conclusion, our findings suggest that VEGFA rs699947 C>A, rs3025039 C>T and rs2010963 G>C polymorphisms are risk factors for CHD. In the future, large sample size and well-designed epidemiologic studies are needed to confirm these conclusions.

Indexed as

Genetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphism, Single NucleotideAllelesCoronary DiseaseGenotypeHumansOdds RatioPublication BiasVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Acoronary heart diseasemeta-analysispolymorphismsusceptibilityVEGFA

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PMID28430629
PMCPMC5444763
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