Review articles and papers published about an investigation are distinctive in the type of information that they present. Compared here is a review article The genetics of asthma (the ADAM33 gene is emphasized) and a paper A disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 polymorphisms and lung function decline in the general population that both attempt to explain the activity of the ADAM33 asthma gene.
  The review article attempts to evaluate the ADAM33 gene from multiple viewpoints. In The genetics of asthma the authors describe briefly the methods and outcome of all of the studies pertinent to ADAM33. Thus a reader of A disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 polymorphisms and lung function decline in the general population but not The genetics of asthma would not know about: the effect of environmental factors on asthma, alternative splicing and epigenetic regulation of ADAM33, the structure of ADAM33, and other possible diseases that ADAM33 could play a part in ( ex. COPD/BHR).
  The review article however fails to present raw data associated with each study. While a brief description of the methods is present, the reader has to rely on the author of the article to draw conclusions. A paper detailing a single investigation highlights the brevity of the review article. A reader of The genetics of asthma but not A disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 polymorphisms and lung function decline in the general population would not be aware of: the statistics or degree of certainty behind the conclusions drawn, differences in phenotypes between individual polymorphisms, or the raw data obtained from the specified methods.

Breakdown of the article: The genetics of asthma

Breakdown of the article: A disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 polymorphisms and lung function decline in the general population

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