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ArticleAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration2020

Keratinous biomarker of mercury exposure associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk in a nationwide U.S. study.

Angeline S Andrew, Katie M O'Brien, Brian P Jackson, Dale P Sandler, Wendy E Kaye, Laurie Wagner, Elijah W Stommel, D Kevin Horton, Paul Mehta, Clarice R Weinberg

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Article in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Reliability of low mass toenail samples as biomarkers of chronic metal exposure.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2023
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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

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Angeline S AndrewGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Katie M O'BrienNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1931-1349
Brian P JacksonDepartment of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
Dale P SandlerNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.
Wendy E KayeMcKing Consulting Corp, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Laurie WagnerMcKing Consulting Corp, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Elijah W StommelGeisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA.
D Kevin HortonCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Atlanta, GA, USA.
Paul MehtaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Atlanta, GA, USA.
Clarice R WeinbergNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA.
Dartmouth College · USNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USMcKing Consulting (United States) · US

Funding

Translational Engineering in Cancer (TEC)P30CA023108 · NCI · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI Fred W Kolling IV · 1985 to 2026
$91.3M
VARIATION IN BIOACCUMULATION AND BIOMAGNIFICATION OF METALS IN NORTHERN US LAKESP42ES007373 · NIEHS · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI STANTON, BRUCE A. · 1995 to 2019
$52.0M
Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors For Breast Cancer: The Sister StudyZIAES044005 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SANDLER, DALE P · 2009 to 2025
$22.7M
Identify, Analyze, and Evaluate Potential Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - 2018R01TS000288 · TS · DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK CLINIC · PI PIORO, ERIK PAUL, STOMMEL, ELIJAH W · 2018 to 2020
$1.5M
Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: The Sister StudyZ01ES044005 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SANDLER, DALE P · 1999 to 2008
$1.3M
Applications of methods in collaborative scienceZIAES103086 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI WEINBERG, CLARICE · 2012 to 2025
$986k
ATSDR CDC HHS R01 TS000288Intramural CDC HHS CC999999Intramural NIH HHS Z01 ES044005Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES103086NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023108NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES007373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMercuryNeurodegenerative DiseasesAnimalsBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansKeratinsBiomarkersKeratinsMercuryALSamyotrophic lateral sclerosisBiomarkerkeratinmercurynailU.S.

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PMID32329357
PMCPMC7483924
OpenAlexW3020515367

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