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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

The Association of Serum TNF-α Levels and Blood Multi-Elements Modified by TNF-α Gene Polymorphisms in Metal Industrial Workers.

Tzu-Hua Chen, Joh-Jong Huang, Wei-Shyang Kung, Su-Shin Lee, Hung-Yu Sun, Hung-Yi Chuang

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tzu-Hua ChenDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan. licavona@gmail.com.
Joh-Jong HuangDepartment of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan . jjhua511227@gmail.com.
Wei-Shyang KungDepartment of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 70101, Taiwan. Kungweishyang@outlook.com.
Su-Shin LeeCenter for Stem Cell Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan. k831702000@gmail.com.
Hung-Yu SunDepartment of Family Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 50006, Taiwan. b87205216@yahoo.com.tw.
Hung-Yi ChuangDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan. ericch@cc.kmu.edu.tw.
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWChanghua Christian Hospital · TWNational Cheng Kung University Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Health of the metal industrial workers should be a noteworthy issue due to the hazard ofchronic exposure to metals or toxic elements. The interactions among multiple elements aresophisticated and may differ from person to person. Tumor necrosis factor-α (

Indexed as

Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultBiomarkersFemaleGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIndustryInflammationMaleMetalsMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaBiomarkersGenetic MarkersMetalsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphametal workersmixed-effect modelmulti-elementssingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)TNF-α

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PMID31652851
PMCPMC6862333
OpenAlexW2981627318

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