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ReviewInternational journal of colorectal disease2021

Evaluation of molecular and genetic predisposing parameters at diverticular disease of the colon.

Aikaterini Mastoraki, Dimitrios Schizas, Athina Tousia, George Chatzopoulos, Anastasia Gkiala, Athanasios Syllaios, Maximos Frountzas, Pantelis Vassiliu, Georgios E Theodoropoulos, Evangelos Felekouras

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Review in International journal of colorectal disease, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Genetic Variants in Matrix MetalloproteinasesMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aikaterini Mastoraki1st Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece. dr_kamast@yahoo.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9948-7503
Dimitrios Schizas1st Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Athina Tousia1st Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
George Chatzopoulos1st Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Anastasia Gkiala1st Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Athanasios Syllaios1st Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Maximos Frountzas1st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Pantelis Vassiliu4th Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, Greece.
Georgios E Theodoropoulos1st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Evangelos Felekouras1st Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiverticular disease (DD) refers to the presence of diverticula throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, mainly along colon. DD might evolve into diverticulitis that is accompanied by severe clinical presentation, which includes abscess formation, perforation, stricture, obstruction and/or fistula.

aimThe aim of the present review is to summarize the role of molecular and genetic factors in DD development, as well as their possible contribution towards new prognostic indicators, diagnostic algorithms and new therapeutic approaches. METHODS AND

resultsExcept from common predisposing parameters, several genetic mutations, immune factors, neurotransmitters, hormones and protein dysfunctions have been associated to the early onset of DD symptoms, pathogenesis and prognosis of the disease. Specific structural changes in the colonic wall, altered matrix composition and compromised motility have been verified as possible pathogenic factors for the development of DD. Dysregulation in peristaltic activity and reduced ability of the longitudinal muscle to relax following contraction has been also associated with DD evolution. In addition, it has been suspected that genetic defects combined with alterations in intestinal microbiota might play an important role in diverticulitis presentation.

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Diverticular DiseasesDiverticulitisDiverticulitis, ColonicDiverticulumGastrointestinal MicrobiomeColonHumansClassificationColorectalDiverticular diseaseGenetic backgroundMolecular parameters

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PMID33409567
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