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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Bruce R. Korf is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and the life sciences, with a strong focus on genetics and neurology.

The main fields of study for Bruce R. Korf include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their subfields of study are:

  • Genetics
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology

The principal topics covered by their research work involve:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
  • BRCA Gene Mutations in Cancer
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Bruce R. Korf has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Their recent papers include:

  • "Revised diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome: an international consensus recommendation" (2021) published in Genetics in Medicine
  • "Updated International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnostic Criteria and Surveillance and Management Recommendations" (2021) published in Pediatric Neurology
  • "The All of Us Research Program: Data quality, utility, and diversity" (2022) published in Patterns
  • "Updated diagnostic criteria and nomenclature for neurofibromatosis type 2 and schwannomatosis: An international consensus recommendation" (2022) published in Genetics in Medicine
  • "NF106: A Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium Phase II Trial of the MEK Inhibitor Mirdametinib (PD-0325901) in Adolescents and Adults With NF1-Related Plexiform Neurofibromas" (2021) published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bruce R. Korf include:

  • Gregory S. Barsh
  • Whitley V. Kelley
  • Kelly M. East
  • Gregory M. Cooper
  • Candice R. Finnila

The publication venues where Bruce R. Korf has frequently published are:

  • Genetics in Medicine
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetics in Medicine Open

In 2014, Bruce R. Korf was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • ACMG recommendations for reporting of incidental findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing

    Robert C. Green;Robert C. Green;Jonathan S. Berg;Wayne W. Grody;Sarah S. Kalia

  • Recommendations for reporting of secondary findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing, 2016 update (ACMG SF v2.0): A policy statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics

    Sarah S. Kalia;Kathy Adelman;Sherri J. Bale;Wendy K. Chung

  • The diagnostic evaluation and multidisciplinary management of neurofibromatosis 1 and neurofibromatosis 2.

    David H. Gutmann;Arthur Aylsworth;John C. Carey;Bruce Korf

  • Neurofibromatosis type 1 revisited.

    Virginia C Williams;John Lucas;Michael A Babcock;David H Gutmann

  • Neurofibromatosis type 1.

    David H. Gutmann;Rosalie E. Ferner;Robert H. Listernick;Bruce R. Korf

  • PTEN Mutation Spectrum and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome Suggest a Single Entity With Cowden Syndrome

    Debbie J. Marsh;Debbie J. Marsh;Jennifer B. Kum;Jennifer B. Kum;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Michael J. Bennett

  • Updated International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnostic Criteria and Surveillance and Management Recommendations.

    Hope Northrup;Mary E. Aronow;E. Martina Bebin;John Bissler

  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1

    Kevin P. Boyd;Bruce R. Korf;Amy Theos

  • Implementing genomic medicine in the clinic: the future is here

    Teri A. Manolio;Rex L Chisholm;Brad Ozenberger;Dan M. Roden

  • Genetic linkage of von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis to the nerve growth factor receptor gene

    B.R. Seizinger;G.A. Rouleau;L.J. Ozelius;A.H. Lane

  • Revised diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome: an international consensus recommendation.

    E Legius;L Messiaen;P Wolkenstein;P Pancza

  • Cardiovascular disease in neurofibromatosis 1: report of the NF1 Cardiovascular Task Force.

    J M Friedman;Jack Arbiser;Jonathan A Epstein;David H Gutmann

  • Malignancy in Neurofibromatosis Type 1

    Bruce R. Korf

  • Germline loss-of-function mutations in LZTR1 predispose to an inherited disorder of multiple schwannomas

    Arkadiusz Piotrowski;Arkadiusz Piotrowski;Jing Xie;Ying F Liu;Andrzej B Poplawski

  • Cardiovascular malformations and other cardiovascular abnormalities in neurofibromatosis 1.

    Angela E. Lin;Patricia H. Birch;Bruce R. Korf;Romano Tenconi

  • Identification of a novel genetic locus for familial cardiac myxomas and Carney complex.

    M Casey;C Mah;A D Merliss;L S Kirschner

  • Human Chromosome 7: DNA Sequence and Biology

    Stephen W. Scherer;Joseph Cheung;Jeffrey R. MacDonald;Lucy R. Osborne

  • Genetic Heterogeneity of Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome, Due to TWIST and FGFR Mutations

    William A. Paznekas;Michael L. Cunningham;Timothy D. Howard;Bruce R. Korf

  • Preliminary phenotypic map of chromosome 4p16 based on 4p deletions.

    Laurel L. Estabrooks;Kathleen W. Rao;Deborah A. Driscoll;Barbara F. Crandall

  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1

    A. Theos;B.R. Korf

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger J. Packer
Roger J. Packer Children’s National Health System
Michael Fisher
Michael Fisher University of Manchester
David H. Gutmann
David H. Gutmann Washington University in St. Louis
Ludwine Messiaen
Ludwine Messiaen University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gary Cutter
Gary Cutter University of Alabama at Birmingham
David H. Viskochil
David H. Viskochil University of Utah
Heidi L. Rehm
Heidi L. Rehm Brigham and Women's Hospital
Bai-Lin Wu
Bai-Lin Wu Claritas Genomics (United States)
D. Gareth Evans
D. Gareth Evans University of Manchester
Elaine H. Zackai
Elaine H. Zackai Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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