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SynthesisScientific reports2022

Protective effect of apolipoprotein E epsilon 3 on sporadic Alzheimer's disease in the Chinese population: a meta-analysis.

Qian Chen, Ting Wang, Deying Kang, Lei Chen

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Synthesis in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Apolipoprotein E in lipid metabolism and neurodegenerative disease.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qian ChenDepartment of Clinical Research Management, Center of Biostatistics, Design, Measurement and Evaluation, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Ting WangDepartment of Clinical Research Management, Center of Biostatistics, Design, Measurement and Evaluation, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Deying KangDepartment of Clinical Research Management, Center of Biostatistics, Design, Measurement and Evaluation, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Lei ChenDepartment of Clinical Research Management, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China. leilei_25@126.com.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University · CNSichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is fast becoming one of the most expensive, deadly and burdensome diseases in this century. It has the fastest-growing disease burden in China. Apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphic alleles are generally considered to be the primary genetic determinant of AD risk: individuals with the E4 allele are at increased risk of AD compared with individuals with the more common E3 allele. Since the intensity of the association varies among different ethnic groups, a separate meta-analysis of the Chinese population is needed. We searched Chinese and English databases to sift through literature over the past 20 years. Data on the APOE genotype and AD were collected for correlation analysis. OR was calculated according to APOE allele and genotype. A publication bias analysis and sensitivity analysis were performed, and the main results were further verified by subgroup analysis. The 116 eligible studies enrolled 23,396 patients with AD and 25,568 healthy controls. The study subjects covered at least 30 of the 34 provincial-level administrative regions (including Taiwan). The partial sex ratio was as follows: AD male/female; 10,291/11,240; control male/female, 11,304/12,428, [Formula: see text] = 0.122, P = 0.727. The results of the meta-analysis of alleles showed that I

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PMID35948759
PMCPMC9365782
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