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SynthesisBioscience reports2019

Association of the TNF-α-308, TNF-α-238 gene polymorphisms with risk of bone-joint and spinal tuberculosis: a meta-analysis.

Wei Huang, Ruiyun Zhou, Jianfeng Li, Jianjun Wang, Hongwei Xiao

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Synthesis in Bioscience reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Wei HuangDepartment of Spine and Osteology, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital of Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China.
Ruiyun ZhouZhuhai Medical Emergency Center, Pre-Hospital Emergency Training Base Of Mid-southern China, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China.
Jianfeng LiDepartment of Spine and Osteology, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital of Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China.
Jianjun WangDepartment of Spine and Osteology, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital of Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China.
Hongwei XiaoDepartment of Spine and Osteology, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital of Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China jianfengli@yandex.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1859-2476

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of TNF-α-308 and TNF-α-238 gene polymorphisms with the risk of bone-joint and spinal tuberculosis (TB) by meta-analysis. By searching PubMed, Web of Science, Wanfang databases, CNKI, Medline, and Cochrane Library, the published articles about studies of the association of the TNF-α-308, TNF-α-238 gene polymorphisms with risk of bone-joint and spinal tuberculosis were collected by two reviewers. Begg's and Egger's tests were performed to assess publication bias. Stata 12.0 software was used for data analysis. The symmetry of the funnel plot indicated no significant publication bias in the Begg's test (A:

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseModels, GeneticPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticAllelesGenotypeHumansRisk FactorsTuberculosis, SpinalTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaBone tuberculosisMeta-analysispolymorphismsTNF-α gene

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PMID31072917
PMCPMC6542758

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