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SynthesisWorld journal of gastroenterology2017

Hisham Hussan, Steven K Clinton, Kristen Roberts, Michael T Bailey

Open access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in World journal of gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
53citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  5. MedComm · 2025
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  13. Association ofFrontiers in oncology · 2024
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hisham HussanDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States hisham.hussan@osumc.edu.
Steven K ClintonDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
Kristen RobertsDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
Michael T BaileyDepartment of Pediatrics, OSU College of Medicine And Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, United States.
The Ohio State University · USThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo critically evaluate previous scientific evidence on Fusobacterium's role in colorectal neoplasia development.

methodsTwo independent investigators systematically reviewed all original scientific articles published between January, 2000, and July, 2017, using PubMed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE. A total of 355 articles were screened at the abstract level. Of these, only original scientific human, animal, and in vitro studies investigating

resultsStudies have consistently identified positive associations between

conclusionEvidence suggests a potential active role of

Indexed as

AnimalsCarcinogenesisColonColorectal NeoplasmsCpG IslandsFusobacteriumFusobacterium InfectionsHumansIntestinal MucosaMethylationRectumCarcinogenesisColon microbiotaColorectal cancerColorectal polypsFusobacteriumFusobacterium nucleatumreviewSystematic

Identifiers

PMID29358871
PMCPMC5752723
OpenAlexW2780443557

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Registered trials

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