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Berton Zbar

National Institutes of Health
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Medicine D-index 91 Citations 34,616 334 World Ranking 7257 National Ranking 3912

Biology and Biochemistry D-index 91 Citations 34,182 333 World Ranking 1480 National Ranking 860

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Berton Zbar is best known for:

Gene
Chromosome
Cancer

Berton Zbar integrates Gene with Retinoblastoma in his research. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Genetics and Retinoblastoma. While working in this field, Berton Zbar studies both Genetics and Somatic cell. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Somatic cell and Gene in his work. Berton Zbar conducted interdisciplinary study in his works that combined Cancer research and Carcinogenesis. He conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Carcinogenesis and Cancer research through his research. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Mutation and Gene duplication in his work. Berton Zbar performs multidisciplinary studies into Pathology and Malignancy in his work. While working on this project, he studies both Malignancy and Pathology.

His most cited work include:

Mutations of the VHL tumour suppressor gene in renal carcinoma (1598 citations)
Germline and somatic mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the MET proto-oncogene in papillary renal carcinomas (1429 citations)
Loss of alleles of loci on the short arm of chromosome 3 in renal cell carcinoma (612 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

His Immune system study is focused on Immunotherapy and Immunity. In his work, he performs multidisciplinary research in Immunity and Immune system. He connects Genetics with Molecular biology in his research. Berton Zbar applies his multidisciplinary studies on Molecular biology and Genetics in his research. As part of his studies on Pathology, he often connects relevant subjects like Carcinoma. In his works, he performs multidisciplinary study on Carcinoma and Renal cell carcinoma. His research on Renal cell carcinoma often connects related topics like Pathology. Borrowing concepts from Kidney, Berton Zbar weaves in ideas under Gene. While working in this field, he studies both Kidney and Gene.

Berton Zbar most often published in these fields:

Genetics (60.61%)
Pathology (54.55%)
Gene (54.55%)

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Best Publications

Mutations of the VHL tumour suppressor gene in renal carcinoma

J.R. Gnarra;K. Tory;Y. Weng;L. Schmidt.
Nature Genetics (1994)

1969 Citations

Silencing of the VHL tumor-suppressor gene by DNA methylation in renal carcinoma

J G Herman;F Latif;Y Weng;M I Lerman.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1994)

1897 Citations

HIF overexpression correlates with biallelic loss of fumarate hydratase in renal cancer: Novel role of fumarate in regulation of HIF stability

Jennifer S. Isaacs;Yun Jin Jung;David R. Mole;Sunmin Lee.
Cancer Cell (2005)

1182 Citations

Mutations in a novel gene lead to kidney tumors, lung wall defects, and benign tumors of the hair follicle in patients with the Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.

Michael L. Nickerson;Michelle B. Warren;Jorge R. Toro;Vera Matrosova.
Cancer Cell (2002)

960 Citations

Renal Tumors in the Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome

Christian P. Pavlovich;McClellan M. Walther;Robin A. Eyler;Stephen M. Hewitt.
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology (2002)

675 Citations

Mutations in the fumarate hydratase gene cause hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer in families in North America.

Jorge R. Toro;Michael L. Nickerson;Ming Hui Wei;Michelle B. Warren.
American Journal of Human Genetics (2003)

665 Citations

The Genetic Basis of Cancer of the Kidney

W. Marston Linehan;McCLELLAN M. Walther;Berton Zbar.
The Journal of Urology (2003)

639 Citations

Improved detection of germline mutations in the von Hippel‐Lindau disease tumor suppressor gene

Catherine Stolle;Gladys Glenn;Berton Zbar;Jeffrey S. Humphrey.
Human Mutation (1998)

627 Citations

von Hippel-Lindau disease: genetic, clinical, and imaging features.

P L Choyke;G M Glenn;M M Walther;N J Patronas.
Radiology (1995)

619 Citations

Germline mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) gene in families from North America, Europe, and Japan.

Berton Zbar;Takeshi Kishida;Fan Chen;Laura Schmidt.
Human Mutation (1996)

601 Citations

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