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Bernardo Bonanni is affiliated with the European Institute of Oncology in Italy and has an extensive research portfolio in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work prominently addresses genetics and oncology, with significant contributions in cancer research and pathology.

The primary topics of Bonanni's research include:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Bonanni has participated in research published in various journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Cancers (12 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (7 publications)
  • Nutrients (7 publications)
  • Cancer Research (7 publications)
  • European Journal of Cancer (5 publications)

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Breast Cancer Risk Genes - Association Analysis in More than 113,000 Women," published in 2021 in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses," published in 2020 in Nature Genetics
  • "Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes," published in 2020 in Nature Genetics
  • "Polygenic risk scores and breast and epithelial ovarian cancer risks for carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants," published in 2020 in Genetics in Medicine
  • "E-cadherin deregulation in breast cancer," published in 2020 in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Bernardo Bonanni frequently co-authors with several researchers, notably including:

  • Aliana Guerrieri-Gonzaga
  • Sara Gandini
  • Davide Serrano
  • Matteo Lazzeroni
  • Harriet Johansson

The scientist's body of work reflects focus areas such as genetics, cancer research, and molecular biology, with particular attention to the genetic underpinnings of breast and colorectal cancers and associated risk factors. Their contributions span both broad cancer genomics and specific investigations into hormone-related effects in carcinogenesis.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Metformin and Cancer Risk in Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Andrea DeCensi;Matteo Puntoni;Pamela Goodwin;Massimiliano Cazzaniga

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

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

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

    Leila Dorling;Sara Carvalho;Jamie Allen

  • Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

    John R.B. Perry;Felix Day;Cathy E. Elks;Patrick Sulem

  • 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

  • Anastrozole for prevention of breast cancer in high-risk postmenopausal women (IBIS-II): an international, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Jack Cuzick;Ivana Sestak;John F Forbes;Mitch Dowsett

  • Selective oestrogen receptor modulators in prevention of breast cancer: an updated meta-analysis of individual participant data

    Jack Cuzick;Ivana Sestak;Bernardo Bonanni;Joseph P Costantino

  • Association of type and location of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations with risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

    Timothy R. Rebbeck;Nandita Mitra;Fei Wan;Olga M. Sinilnikova

  • Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

    Catherine M Phelan;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Jonathan P Tyrer;Siddhartha P Kar

  • Multicenter Surveillance of Women at High Genetic Breast Cancer Risk Using Mammography, Ultrasonography, and Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (the High Breast Cancer Risk Italian 1 Study): Final Results

    Francesco Sardanelli;Franca Podo;Filippo Santoro;Siranoush Manoukian

  • A locus on 19p13 modifies risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is associated with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer in the general population

    Antonis C. Antoniou;Xianshu Wang;Zachary S. Fredericksen;Lesley McGuffog

  • 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 study in BRCA1 mutation carriers identifies novel loci associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk

    Fergus J. Couch;Xianshu Wang;Lesley McGuffog;Andrew Lee

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

    Maya Ghoussaini;Olivia Fletcher;Kyriaki Michailidou;Clare Turnbull

  • Oral contraceptive use and breast or ovarian cancer risk in BRCA1/2 carriers: A meta-analysis

    S. Iodice;M. Barile;N. Rotmensz;I. Feroce

  • Evaluation of polygenic risk scores for breast and ovarian cancer risk prediction in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers

    Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Lesley McGuffog;Daniel Barrowdale;Andrew Lee

  • Dual Effect of Metformin on Breast Cancer Proliferation in a Randomized Presurgical Trial

    Bernardo Bonanni;Matteo Puntoni;Massimiliano Cazzaniga;Giancarlo Pruneri

Frequent Co-Authors

Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Paolo Peterlongo
Paolo Peterlongo Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Paolo Radice
Paolo Radice Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Fergus J. Couch
Fergus J. Couch Mayo Clinic
Peter A. Fasching
Peter A. Fasching University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Georgia Chenevix-Trench
Georgia Chenevix-Trench QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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