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SynthesisIrish journal of medical science2018

A meta-analysis of consanguinity and breast cancer.

John B Wild, Mei-Ju Hwang, Gabriela Jones

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Synthesis in Irish journal of medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

John B WildDepartment of Breast Surgery Worcester Royal Hospital, Worcestershire, UK. j.wild1@nhs.net.
Mei-Ju HwangDepartment of Breast Surgery Birmingham City Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Gabriela JonesDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
Birmingham City Hospital · GBNottingham City Hospital · GBWorcestershire Royal Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere have been various publications stating that consanguinity both increases and decreases the risk of breast cancer.

aimsThe objective of this study was to determine the impact of consanguinity upon breast cancer. We conducted a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.

methodsEligible studies were identified on Medline and EMBASE updated to the 19 of September 2017. Studies with sufficient comparative data were included in a meta-analysis. Analyses were carried out using RevMan software.

resultsThree comparative studies with a total of 317 individuals with breast cancer and 1459 controls. Reviewing the literature demonstrated conflicting conclusions of the influence of consanguinity upon breast cancer. The meta-analysis showed that there were no statistically significant associations between consanguinity and breast cancer though there was a trend protection from a history of consanguinity.

conclusionThough there is limited literature published on the effects of parental consanguinity, the available data does not demonstrate that it is a risk factor for breast cancer.

Indexed as

ConsanguinityBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansInbreedingRisk FactorsBreast cancerConsanguinityInbreedingIncestRisk

Identifiers

PMID29574661
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