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Practice Editing Here (Nov 15th in-class Wiki session work)

 * This is a place to practice clicking the "edit" button and practice adding references (via the citation button).

Task:


 * 1) Find a peer-reviewed journal article on PubMed. Practice inserting your citation in the above space using the "cite" tool
 * 2) Choose one "B-level" medical article on Wikipedia from the following list: https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Medicine/articles?quality=B-Class&importance=High-Class
 * 3) Practice editing live on Wikipedia by finding a typo in the text or improving the clarity/readability of a sentence by adjusting a few words in a sentence.

Assignment # 3- please post an anonymous copy here!
Proposed Change: Remove the line that says “The cause of mycosis fungoides is unknown and replace it with a line that states that mycosis fungoides occurs due to a proliferation of malignant T-cells.

Rationale: This line was removed as the cause of mycosis fungoides is known. While the exact genomic/cell signalling changes of mycosis fungoides are unknown, multiple review articles state that mycosis fungoides is caused due to proliferation of malignant T-cells. Thus, stating that the cause of mycosis fungoides is unknown is misleading and inaccurate.

Critique of resources: This was a good source because it was current (published in 2019), relevant (as it related directly to the topic of mycosis fungoides), accurate (because it was a review article that compiled the results of multiple papers) and because it was published in a reputable, peer-reviewed journal.

New Text with proposed changes: Mycosis fungoides is caused by a proliferation of malignant T cells which have a preference for localizing to the epidermis (outermost layer of skin). It is hypothesized that genetic and cellular signalling abnormalities are involved in the malignancy and increased proliferation of the cancerous T-cells. Examples of these abnormalities include clonal abnormalities and altered expression of adhesion molecules and/or cytokines.

Sources: Hodak, E., & Amitay-Laish, I. (2019). Mycosis fungoides: A great imitator. Clinics in dermatology, 37(3), 255–267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.01.004

What to post on the Wikipedia article talk page (part of assignment 3)

 * This will also be covered on Nov 15th in class. Your group should use the below template to share an outline of your proposed improvements (including your new wording and citations). Article talk pages are not places to share your assignment answers. The Wikipedia community will be more interested in viewing your exact article improvement suggestions including where you plan to improve the article (which section), what wording you suggest, and the exact citation (Note: all citations must meet WP:MEDRS)
 * You will not be able to paste citations directly from your sandbox to talk pages (unless you are interested in editing/learning Wiki-code in the "source editing" mode). We suggest re-adding your citations on the talk page manually (using the cite button and populating the citation by pasting in the DOI, website, or PMID). You will have to repeat this process yet again when you edit the actual article live.
 * Talk Page Template: CARL Medical Editing Initiative/Fall 2021/Talk Page Template