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Carla Oliveira

Carla Oliveira

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Genetics

D-Index
74
Citations
23655
World Ranking
1955
National Ranking
1

Overview

Carla Oliveira is affiliated with the University of Porto in Portugal. Their research spans several intersecting domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular emphasis on cancer and genetic factors influencing disease.

Their work primarily focuses on topics such as:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genomics and rare diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Cancer genomics and diagnostics
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer

They have published extensively in notable venues including:

  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Cancers
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Journal of Medical Genetics

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: updated clinical practice guidelines," 2020, The Lancet Oncology
  • "Guidelines for the Li-Fraumeni and heritable TP53-related cancer syndromes," 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Cancer Surveillance Guideline for individuals with PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome," 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "The use of polygenic risk scores in pre-implantation genetic testing: an unproven, unethical practice," 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Solving patients with rare diseases through programmatic reanalysis of genome-phenome data," 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Fátima Carneiro
  • Irene Gullo
  • Nicoline Hoogerbrugge
  • José Garcia-Pelaez
  • Marc Tischkowitz

Carla Oliveira's subfields of study further highlight their interdisciplinary focus, spanning molecular biology, genetics, forensic medicine, cancer research, and oncology. This breadth reflects a career deeply engaged in understanding the molecular and genetic underpinnings of cancer and related diseases.

Overall, their publication record and collaborations place them within a scientific community that prioritizes genetics and molecular mechanisms influencing cancer and rare diseases, with notable contributions to clinical guidelines and genomic diagnostics.

Best Publications

  • Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions

    María Yáñez-Mó;Pia R.-M. Siljander;Zoraida Andreu;Apolonija Bedina Zavec

  • Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome: CDH1 mutations and beyond

    Samantha Hansford;Pardeep Kaurah;Hector Li-Chang;Michelle Woo

  • Familial gastric cancer: overview and guidelines for management*

    Carlos Caldas;Fatima Carneiro;Henry T Lynch;Jun Yokota

  • Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: updated clinical guidelines with an emphasis on germline CDH1 mutation carriers.

    Rachel S van der Post;Ingrid P Vogelaar;Fátima Carneiro;Parry Guilford

  • Founder and Recurrent CDH1 Mutations in Families With Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer

    Pardeep Kaurah;Andrée MacMillan;Niki Boyd;Janine Senz

  • Evidence-Based Clinical Use of Nanoscale Extracellular Vesicles in Nanomedicine

    Stefano Fais;Lorraine O'Driscoll;Francesc E. Borras;Edit Buzas

  • Retraction: A TARBP2 mutation in human cancer impairs microRNA processing and DICER1 function

    Sonia A Melo;Santiago Ropero;Catia Moutinho;Lauri A Aaltonen

  • E-cadherin gene ( CDH1 ) promoter methylation as the second hit in sporadic diffuse gastric carcinoma

    Jc Machado;C Oliveira;R Carvalho;P Soares

  • Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer: Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Vanessa R. Blair;Maybelle McLeod;Fátima Carneiro;Daniel G. Coit

  • Epithelial E- and P-cadherins: Role and clinical significance in cancer

    Joana Paredes;Joana Figueiredo;André Albergaria;Patrícia Oliveira

  • Germline CDH1 deletions in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer families

    Carla Oliveira;Janine Senz;Pardeep Kaurah;Hugo Pinheiro

  • The effects of death and post-mortem cold ischemia on human tissue transcriptomes

    Pedro G Ferreira;Manuel Muñoz-Aguirre;Ferran Reverter;Caio P Sá Godinho

  • Germline E‐cadherin mutations in familial lobular breast cancer

    Serena Masciari;Nina Larsson;Janine Senz;Niki Boyd

  • Guidelines for the Li–Fraumeni and heritable TP53-related cancer syndromes

    Thierry Frebourg;Svetlana Bajalica Lagercrantz;Carla Oliveira;Rita Magenheim

  • Distinct patterns of KRAS mutations in colorectal carcinomas according to germline mismatch repair defects and hMLH1 methylation status

    Carla Oliveira;Jantine L. Westra;Diego Arango;Miina Ollikainen

  • Genetics, pathology, and clinics of familial gastric cancer.

    Carla Oliveira;Raquel Seruca;Faitima Carneiro

  • BRAF-V600E is not involved in the colorectal tumorigenesis of HNPCC in patients with functional MLH1 and MSH2 genes.

    Enric Domingo;Renée C Niessen;Carla Oliveira;Pia Alhopuro

  • Anti-miRNA oligonucleotides: A comprehensive guide for design.

    Joana Filipa Lima;Laura Cerqueira;Ceu Figueiredo;Carla Oliveira;Carla Oliveira

  • The Clinicopathological Features of Gastric Carcinomas with Microsatellite Instability May Be Mediated by Mutations of Different “Target Genes”: A Study of the TGFβ RII, IGFII R, and BAX Genes

    Carla Oliveira;Raquel Seruca;Mário Seixas;Manuel Sobrinho-Simões;Manuel Sobrinho-Simões

  • Founder and Recurrent CDH1 mutations in families with Hereditary diffuse gastric Cancer. Editorial

    Pardeep Kaurah;Andrée Macmillan;Niki Boyd;Janine Senz

Frequent Co-Authors

Raquel Seruca
Raquel Seruca University of Porto
Fátima Carneiro
Fátima Carneiro University of Porto
David G. Huntsman
David G. Huntsman University of British Columbia
Carlos Caldas
Carlos Caldas University of Cambridge
Celso A. Reis
Celso A. Reis University of Porto
Pedro L. Granja
Pedro L. Granja University of Porto
Manuel A. S. Santos
Manuel A. S. Santos University of Aveiro
Robert M.W. Hofstra
Robert M.W. Hofstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Fernando Schmitt
Fernando Schmitt University of Porto
Lauri A. Aaltonen
Lauri A. Aaltonen University of Helsinki

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