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ReviewAnalytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam)2020

Footprint of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: A Study of Immune Landscape and Other Factors Shielding Mortality.

Noura Al-Dayan, Divya Venugopal, Sugapriya Dhanasekaran

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In one paragraph

Review in Analytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 50% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Noura Al-DayanDepartment of Medical Lab Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-8505
Divya VenugopalDepartment of Medical Lab Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Wadi Ad Dawasir Campus, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5340-7144
Sugapriya DhanasekaranDepartment of Medical Lab Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Wadi Ad Dawasir Campus, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0905-7906
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has significantly affected global health and created a world crisis. The exponentially increasing numbers of infection and mortality have made preventive measures challenging. India being a highly populated nation has so far effectively counteracted the pandemic outbreak with a significantly lower rate of mortality despite the high infection rates. The genetic architecture of the immune response genes in the Indian population, BCG vaccination, the predominantly young age group of people, and their traditional food habits might contribute to the lower rate of mortality. Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) play a vital role in triggering T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells can immediately react to eliminate infected cells. Activation of virus-specific CD4

Indexed as

PandemicsSARS-CoV-2BCG VaccineCOVID-19Cross ReactionsCytokine Release SyndromeHLA AntigensHumansIndiaKiller Cells, NaturalModels, ImmunologicalReceptors, KIRT-LymphocytesBCG VaccineHLA AntigensReceptors, KIR

Identifiers

PMID33457195
PMCPMC7771255
OpenAlexW3118151067

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Registered trials

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