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79
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23677
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17525
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8769

Blanche P. Alter publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Blanche P. Alter sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 392 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Blanche P. Alter D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Blanche P. Alter sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Blanche P. Alter is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these broad fields, the subfields of Molecular Biology, Genetics, Physiology, Oncology, and Cancer Research are the main areas of study.

Their work focuses on several important topics, including:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Alter has contributed to numerous scientific papers published in reputable journals. Some notable recent publications include:

  • Disease progression and clinical outcomes in telomere biology disorders, 2021, Blood
  • Re-equilibration of imbalanced NAD metabolism ameliorates the impact of telomere dysfunction, 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • Evaluation and Management of Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase 2, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • Genotype-phenotype and outcome associations in patients with Fanconi anemia: the National Cancer Institute cohort, 2022, Haematologica
  • Germline mutation of MDM4, a major p53 regulator, in a familial syndrome of defective telomere maintenance, 2020, Science Advances

Their frequent co-authors include Neelam Giri, Sharon A. Savage, Lisa J. McReynolds, Marena R. Niewisch, and Burak Altintas. This collaboration reflects a consistent engagement with other researchers in their field.

Blanche P. Alter has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Blood
  • Haematologica
  • British Journal of Haematology
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Regarding recognitions, Alter is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Hematotoxicity in Workers Exposed to Low Levels of Benzene

    Qing Lan;Luoping Zhang;Guilan Li;Roel Vermeulen

  • GATA2 deficiency: a protean disorder of hematopoiesis, lymphatics and immunity

    Michael A. Spinner;Lauren A. Sanchez;Amy P. Hsu;Pamela A. Shaw

  • Cancer incidence in persons with Fanconi anemia.

    Philip S. Rosenberg;Mark H. Greene;Blanche P. Alter

  • Pathophysiology and management of inherited bone marrow failure syndromes

    Akiko Shimamura;Blanche P. Alter

  • Cancer in dyskeratosis congenita.

    Blanche P. Alter;Neelam Giri;Sharon A. Savage;Philip S. Rosenberg

  • The incidence of leukemia and mortality from sepsis in patients with severe congenital neutropenia receiving long-term G-CSF therapy

    Philip S. Rosenberg;Blanche P. Alter;Audrey A. Bolyard;Mary Ann Bonilla

  • Diagnosing and treating Diamond Blackfan anaemia: results of an international clinical consensus conference

    Adrianna Vlachos;Sarah Ball;Niklas Dahl;Blanche P. Alter

  • TINF2, a Component of the Shelterin Telomere Protection Complex, Is Mutated in Dyskeratosis Congenita

    Sharon A. Savage;Neelam Giri;Gabriela M. Baerlocher;Nick Orr

  • Cancer Survivorship—Genetic Susceptibility and Second Primary Cancers: Research Strategies and Recommendations

    Lois B. Travis;Charles S. Rabkin;Linda Morris Brown;James M. Allan

  • Very short telomere length by flow fluorescence in situ hybridization identifies patients with dyskeratosis congenita.

    Blanche P. Alter;Gabriela M. Baerlocher;Sharon A. Savage;Stephen J. Chanock

  • Incidence of neoplasia in Diamond Blackfan anemia: a report from the Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry

    Adrianna Vlachos;Adrianna Vlachos;Philip S. Rosenberg;Eva Atsidaftos;Blanche P. Alter

  • Malignancies and survival patterns in the National Cancer Institute inherited bone marrow failure syndromes cohort study.

    Blanche P. Alter;Neelam Giri;Sharon A. Savage;June A. Peters

  • Cancer in Fanconi anemia

    Blanche P. Alter;Mark H. Greene;Isela Velazquez;Philip S. Rosenberg

  • Fanconi's anemia and malignancies.

    Blanche P. Alter

  • Risk of head and neck squamous cell cancer and death in patients with Fanconi anemia who did and did not receive transplants

    Philip S. Rosenberg;Gerard Socié;Blanche P. Alter;Eliane Gluckman

  • Cancer in the National Cancer Institute inherited bone marrow failure syndrome cohort after fifteen years of follow-up.

    Blanche P Alter;Neelam Giri;Sharon A Savage;Philip S Rosenberg

  • Disruption of telomerase trafficking by TCAB1 mutation causes dyskeratosis congenita

    Franklin Zhong;Sharon A. Savage;Marina Shkreli;Neelam Giri

  • Androgens and liver tumors: Fanconi's anemia and non-Fanconi's conditions.

    Isela Velazquez;Blanche P. Alter

  • Clinical and molecular features associated with biallelic mutations in FANCD1/BRCA2

    Blanche P Alter;Philip S Rosenberg;Lawrence C Brody

  • Telomere shortening and loss of self-renewal in dyskeratosis congenita induced pluripotent stem cells

    Luis F. Z. Batista;Matthew F. Pech;Franklin L. Zhong;Ha Nam Nguyen

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon A. Savage
Sharon A. Savage National Institutes of Health
Philip S. Rosenberg
Philip S. Rosenberg National Institutes of Health
Akiko Shimamura
Akiko Shimamura Harvard University
David C. Dale
David C. Dale University of Washington
Laurence A. Boxer
Laurence A. Boxer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Meredith Yeager
Meredith Yeager Hood College
Peter E. Newburger
Peter E. Newburger University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Daniel C. Link
Daniel C. Link Washington University in St. Louis
Karl Welte
Karl Welte University of Tübingen
Peter M. Lansdorp
Peter M. Lansdorp University of British Columbia

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