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ArticleAsian journal of andrology

An association study of the single-nucleotide polymorphism c190C>T (Arg64Cys) in the human testis-specific histone variant, H3t, of Japanese patients with Sertoli cell-only syndrome.

Toshinobu Miyamoto, Masashi Iijima, Takeshi Shin, Gaku Minase, Hiroto Ueda, Yasuaki Saijo, Hiroshi Okada, Kazuo Sengoku

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Article in Asian journal of andrology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Toshinobu MiyamotoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Masashi IijimaDepartment of Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan.
Takeshi ShinDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya 343-8555, Japan.
Gaku MinaseDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Hiroto UedaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Yasuaki SaijoDivision of Public Health and Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Hiroshi OkadaDepartment of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya 343-8555, Japan.
Kazuo SengokuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
Asahikawa Medical University · JPDokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center · JPKanazawa University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

Polymorphism, Single NucleotideTestisAllelesGene FrequencyGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHistonesHumansJapanMaleSertoli Cell-Only SyndromeHistones

Identifiers

PMID29405169
PMCPMC6116695
OpenAlexW2790116619

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