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Barbara Burwinkel

Barbara Burwinkel

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Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
37009
World Ranking
11610
National Ranking
625

Overview

Barbara Burwinkel is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including genetics, molecular biology, cancer research, oncology, and pathology and forensic medicine.

Research by Burwinkel addresses key topics related to cancer and genetics. These include:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Nutrition, genetics, and disease
  • Bioinformatics and genomic networks

Frequent publication venues for Burwinkel's research include Nature Communications, with four publications, the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and UNC Libraries with three each, as well as Nature Genetics and the British Journal of Cancer, each with two publications.

The scientist has collaborated closely with several frequent co-authors, including Hermann Brenner, Manjeet K. Bolla, Stig E. Bojesen, Irene L. Andrulis, and Hoda Anton-Culver.

Among the recent published papers are:

  • "Breast Cancer Risk Genes - Association Analysis in More than 113,000 Women" (2021, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • "Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses" (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • "Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes" (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • "Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score and Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk" (2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics)
  • "A network analysis to identify mediators of germline-driven differences in breast cancer prognosis" (2020, Nature Communications)

The research outputs demonstrate an emphasis on genetic risk factors for breast cancer and the use of genome-wide association studies to identify susceptibility loci and target genes. The work also explores polygenic risk scores and network analysis in breast cancer prognosis.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of extracellular circulating microRNA

    Andrey Turchinovich;Ludmila Weiz;Anne Langheinz;Barbara Burwinkel

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Per Hall;Anna Gonzalez-Neira;Maya Ghoussaini

  • RAD51B in Familial Breast Cancer

    Liisa M. Pelttari;Sofia Khan;Mikko Vuorela;Johanna I. Kiiski

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Genomic instability and myelodysplasia with monosomy 7 consequent to EVI1 activation after gene therapy for chronic granulomatous disease

    Stefan Stein;Marion G. Ott;Stephan Schultze-Strasser;Anna Jauch

  • Tobacco-smoking-related differential DNA methylation: 27K discovery and replication.

    Lutz P. Breitling;Rongxi Yang;Rongxi Yang;Bernhard Korn;Barbara Burwinkel;Barbara Burwinkel

  • Breast Cancer Risk Genes - Association Analysis in More than 113,000 Women

    Leila Dorling;Sara Carvalho;Jamie Allen

  • Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

    Nasim Mavaddat;Paul D.P. Pharoah;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Tyrer

  • MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk

    Sofia Khan;Dario Greco;Dario Greco;Kyriaki Michailidou;Roger L. Milne;Roger L. Milne

  • Newly discovered breast cancer susceptibility loci on 3p24 and 17q23.2.

    Shahana Ahmed;Gilles Thomas;Maya Ghoussaini;Catherine S. Healey

  • Extracellular miRNAs: the mystery of their origin and function.

    Andrey Turchinovich;Ludmila Weiz;Barbara Burwinkel

  • Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci

    Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Fergus J. Couch;Sara Lindstrom;Kyriaki Michailidou

  • Circulating miRNAs: Cell-cell communication function?

    Andrey Turchinovich;Timur R Samatov;Alexander G Tonevitsky;Barbara Burwinkel

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses

    Haoyu Zhang;Haoyu Zhang;Thomas U. Ahearn;Julie Lecarpentier;Daniel Barnes

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Maya Ghoussaini;Olivia Fletcher;Kyriaki Michailidou;Clare Turnbull

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center
Rita K. Schmutzler
Rita K. Schmutzler University of Cologne
Stig E. Bojesen
Stig E. Bojesen University of Copenhagen
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Vessela N. Kristensen
Vessela N. Kristensen Oslo University Hospital

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