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Observational studyInternational journal of medical sciences2021

Elevated plasma level of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in patients with breast cancer.

Ching-Ting Wei, I-Ting Tsai, Cheng-Ching Wu, Wei-Chin Hung, Chin-Feng Hsuan, Teng-Hung Yu, Chia-Chang Hsu, Jer-Yiing Houng, Fu-Mei Chung, Yau-Jiunn Lee and 1 more

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Observational study in International journal of medical sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 22 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

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ching-Ting WeiDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
I-Ting TsaiDepartment of Emergency, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
Cheng-Ching WuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
Wei-Chin HungDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
Chin-Feng HsuanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
Teng-Hung YuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
Chia-Chang HsuDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
Jer-Yiing HoungDepartment of Nutrition, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
Fu-Mei ChungDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
Yau-Jiunn LeeLee's Endocrinology Clinic, Pingtung, 90000 Taiwan.
Yung-Chuan LuDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, 82445 Taiwan.
I-Shou University · TWE-Da Hospital · TWPingtung Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

AdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansInflammationLipocalin-2Middle AgedSignal TransductionBiomarkers, TumorLCN2 protein, humanLipocalin-2breast cancerlymphocyte countmonocyte countneutrophil countneutrophil gelatinase‑associated lipocalinplatelet countwhite blood cell count

Identifiers

PMID34104101
PMCPMC8176172
OpenAlexW3160051530

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