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ArticleScientific reports2018

Association of Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 with the Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Result from the APAC Study.

Zhongni Liu, Hong Li, Yinghong Zheng, Ziyu Gao, Lin Cong, Liming Yang, Yong Zhou

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Lipidomics in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.World journal of hepatology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhongni LiuDepartment of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Hong LiDepartment of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Yinghong ZhengDepartment of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Ziyu GaoDepartment of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Lin CongDepartment of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Liming YangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. limingyang@ems.hrbmu.edu.cn.
Yong ZhouBeijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. yongzhou78214@163.com.
Harbin Medical University · CNBeijing Anzhen Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81571833
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a worldwide chronic liver disease. Few studies have investigated the association between NAFLD and Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A

Indexed as

1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine EsteraseAgedBiomarkersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePrevalenceUltrasonography1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine EsteraseBiomarkers

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PMID29973631
PMCPMC6031645
OpenAlexW2810146423

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