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SynthesisJournal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS

Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis.

Guodong Xu, Guohui Fan, Yingtong Sun, Lili Yu, Sinan Wu, Wenquan Niu

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Association ofAging · 2019
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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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guodong XuInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, China.
Guohui FanInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, China.
Yingtong SunInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, China.
Lili YuInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, China.
Sinan WuInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, China.
Wenquan NiuInstitute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1715-3372
China-Japan Friendship Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe conducted a meta-analysis of published studies on the angiotensin-converting enzyme ( ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism associated with the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as with pulmonary function and circulating angiotensin-converting enzyme changes.

methodsA literature search, quality assessment and data extraction were completed independently and in duplicate.

resultsA total of 16 articles were meta-analysed, including 12 articles (2113 patients and 8786 controls) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk and eight articles (11,664 subjects) for pulmonary and circulating phenotypes. In overall and subgroup analyses, no significance was noted between the I/D polymorphism and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk under all genetic models ( P>0.05), without heterogeneity or publication bias. Carriers of II, ID and II plus ID genotypes had significantly lower levels of circulating angiotensin-converting enzyme than those with the DD genotype (weighted mean difference -13.35, -8.13 and -10.74 U/L, respectively, P<0.001). For forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV

conclusionsOur meta-analytical findings demonstrated that the ACE gene I/D polymorphism was not associated with the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Indexed as

Genetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphism, GeneticHumansINDEL MutationPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APhenotypePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRegression AnalysisRespiratory Function TestsRisk FactorsACE protein, humanPeptidyl-Dipeptidase Aangiotensin-converting enzymeChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasemeta-analysispolymorphismrisk

Identifiers

PMID29716409
PMCPMC5954319
OpenAlexW2800067307

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