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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2024

Application of Mendelian randomization in thyroid diseases: a review.

Zhonghui Li, Ruohan Wang, Lili Liu, Zonghang Jia, Peng Zhou, Qingqing He

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

6 authors.

Zhonghui Li *Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Clinical Medical College, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Ruohan Wang *Department of Pathology, Dongying People's Hospital (Dongying Hospital of Shandong Provincial Hospital Group), Dongying, Shandong, China.
Lili LiuDepartment of Pathology, Dongying People's Hospital (Dongying Hospital of Shandong Provincial Hospital Group), Dongying, Shandong, China.
Zonghang JiaShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Clinical Medical College, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Peng ZhouDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The 960th Hospital of PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qingqing HeDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The 960th Hospital of PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Jinan, Shandong, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyroid diseases are increasingly prevalent, posing significant challenges to patients' quality of life and placing substantial financial burdens on families and society. Despite these impacts, the underlying pathophysiology of many thyroid conditions remains poorly understood, complicating efforts in treatment, management, and prevention. Observational studies can identify associations between exposure variables and disease; however, they often struggle to account for confounding factors and reverse causation. Understanding disease occurrence, epidemiological trends, and clinical diagnosis, prevention, and treatment relies heavily on robust etiological research. Mendelian randomization, a method grounded in genetics and epidemiology, has been widely employed in studying the etiology of thyroid diseases, offering a solution to some of these challenges. This paper categorizes thyroid diseases into thyroid dysfunction and thyroid cancer, reviewing related Mendelian randomization studies. It further provides novel perspectives and approaches for investigating the mechanisms underlying thyroid diseases and designing intervention strategies.

Indexed as

Mendelian Randomization AnalysisThyroid DiseasesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansThyroid Neoplasmscasual relationshipetiological researchMendelian randomizationrisk factorsthyroid diseases

Identifiers

PMID39749022
PMCPMC11693456

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