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SynthesisAmerican journal of men's health

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Tamjeed Tariq, Adina Arshad, Ayesha Bibi, Shaista Aslam, Anam Sohail, Bilal Ishaq, Muhammad Irfan

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in American journal of men's health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Genotype Combinations and Genetic Risk Score Analyses ofCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2025
    Article
  3. Review
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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tamjeed TariqDepartment of Zoology, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Adina ArshadDepartment of Zoology, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Ayesha BibiDepartment of Zoology, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Shaista AslamDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Anam SohailDepartment of Zoology, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Bilal IshaqDepartment of Zoology, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Muhammad IrfanDepartment of Zoology, Wildlife, and Fisheries, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-5308-2359
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University · PKNational University of Medical Sciences · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to find out the association of folate genes MTR A2756G and MTRR A66G polymorphisms with the risk of male infertility. The databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct were searched to find relevant studies. Data were extracted from the eligible studies and were analyzed for pooled up odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). Review Manager 5.4 was used for statistical analysis. Nineteen case-control studies were included in this meta-analysis which comprised 3621 cases and 3327 controls. Pooled analysis revealed that there is a significant association between MTR A2756G polymorphism with male infertility except for the dominant model. The ORs and 95% CI for each genetic model were as follows: 1.21 [1.03-1.42] for the allele model (G vs. A), 2.31 [1.38-3.96] for the additive model (GG vs. AA), 1.17 [0.98-1.38] for the dominant model (GG+AG vs. AA) and 2.10 [1.55-2.86] for the recessive model (GG vs. AG+AA). MTRR A66G has no noticeable association with male infertility. The current meta-analysis suggests that MTR A2756G polymorphism might be a potential risk factor for male infertility. In the future, the sample size should be increased to confirm the present results.

Indexed as

5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-Homocysteine S-MethyltransferaseFerredoxin-NADP ReductaseGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseInfertility, MaleCase-Control StudiesHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk Factors5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-Homocysteine S-MethyltransferaseFerredoxin-NADP Reductasemethionine synthase reductaseMTR protein, humanfolatemale infertilityMTRMTRRpolymorphism

Identifiers

PMID37249073
PMCPMC10236255
OpenAlexW4378745618

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