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ArticleAging2019

Circulating glucuronic acid predicts healthspan and longevity in humans and mice.

Andrew Ho, Jonah Sinick, Tõnu Esko, Krista Fischer, Cristina Menni, Jonas Zierer, Maria Matey-Hernandez, Kristen Fortney, Eric K Morgen

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Article in Aging, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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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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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 67 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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrew HoBIOAGE, Richmond, CA 94804, USA.
Jonah SinickBIOAGE, Richmond, CA 94804, USA.
Tõnu EskoEstonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
Krista FischerEstonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Tartu 51010, Estonia.
Cristina MenniDepartment of Twin Research, Kings College London, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
Jonas ZiererDepartment of Twin Research, Kings College London, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
Maria Matey-HernandezDepartment of Twin Research, Kings College London, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
Kristen FortneyBIOAGE, Richmond, CA 94804, USA.
Eric K MorgenBIOAGE, Richmond, CA 94804, USA.
King's College London · GBUniversity of Tartu · EE

Funding

British Heart Foundation SP/14/8/31352Medical Research Council MR/M016560/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucuronic acid is a metabolite of glucose that is involved in the detoxification of xenobiotic compounds and the structure/remodeling of the extracellular matrix. We report for the first time that circulating glucuronic acid is a robust biomarker of mortality that is conserved across species. We find that glucuronic acid levels are significant predictors of all-cause mortality in three population-based cohorts from different countries with 4-20 years of follow-up (HR=1.44, p=2.9×10

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AdultAgedAge FactorsAnimalsBiomarkersBlood PressureBody Mass IndexFemaleGlucuronic AcidHealthy AgingHumansLongevityLongitudinal StudiesMaleMetabolomicsMiceBiomarkersGlucuronic Acidagingglucuronateglucuronic acidlifespanmortality

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PMID31557729
PMCPMC6781977
OpenAlexW2976398633

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