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ArticleWellcome open research2017

A re-assessment of gene-tag classification approaches for describing

George Githinji, Peter C Bull

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Article in Wellcome open research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Analysis of var Gene Transcription Pattern Using DBLα Tags.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2022
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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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

George GithinjiKenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast, Kilifi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9640-7371
Peter C BullDepartment of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
University of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PfEMP1 are variant parasite antigens that are inserted on the surface of

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MalariaPfEMP1var genes

Identifiers

PMID29062916
PMCPMC5635463
OpenAlexW2756216177

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