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ReviewCureus2022

The Association of Epstein-Barr Virus With Cancer.

Pragnesh D Patel, Rahmah Alghareeb, Afshan Hussain, Marvi V Maheshwari, Nabeeha Khalid

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In one paragraph

Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 36 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

5 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Pragnesh D PatelResearch, Saint George's University, School of Medicine, St. George's, GRD.
Rahmah AlghareebResearch, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IRQ.
Afshan HussainResearch, Dow Medical College and Dr. Ruth K. M. (Katherina Martha) Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Marvi V MaheshwariResearch, Our Lady of Fatima University College of Medicine, Valenzuela, PHL.
Nabeeha KhalidCardiology, Omar Hospital and Cardiac Center, Lahore, PAK.
San Diego Cardiac Center · USCivil Hospital Karachi · PKOur Lady of Fatima University · PHSt. George's University · GD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is classified as a herpesvirus and is known for being one of the few viruses that can lead to the development of cancer. This study has gathered several studies to provide evidence as to this association as well as some of the mechanisms specific to EBV that allow this to happen. The development of EBV into cancer as well as the proteins involved in this oncogenesis play a crucial role in understanding this problem as well as creating a solution for mitigating this disease process in the future. This study summarized three of the most common malignancies caused by EBV in order to consolidate information about each of them. Additional emphasis was placed on finding which EBV serum markers were seen to be most indicative of prognosis and likelihood of developing malignancy. Higher serum EBV viral DNA loads were seen to be a useful indicator in assessing the risk of various cancers and should be studied further in relation to cancers that were not mentioned in this review.

Indexed as

burkitt's lymphomaebvepstein-barr virushodgkins lymphomanasopharyngeal carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID35911302
PMCPMC9314235
OpenAlexW4283522643

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