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Overview

Caroline M. Tanner is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Neurology as a subfield.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, which is the main focus area reflected in their publications. Additional research topics include Neurological disorders and treatments, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Neurological diseases and metabolism, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Nuclear Receptors and Signaling, and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

Frequent venues for publication include Neurology, Journal of Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and npj Parkinson's Disease.

  • The epidemiology of Parkinson's disease, 2024, The Lancet
  • Assessment of heterogeneity among participants in the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative cohort using α-synuclein seed amplification: a cross-sectional study, 2023, The Lancet Neurology
  • Current and projected future economic burden of Parkinson's disease in the U.S., 2020, npj Parkinson s Disease
  • A biological definition of neuronal α-synuclein disease: towards an integrated staging system for research, 2024, The Lancet Neurology
  • Incidence of Parkinson disease in North America, 2022, npj Parkinson s Disease

Among frequent co-authors are Lana M. Chahine, Kenneth Marek, Andrew Siderowf, Tanya Simuni, and Tatiana Foroud, indicating collaborative work within the Parkinson's research community.

Their research output includes over 200 publications primarily centered around medical and neurological sciences, with substantial contributions to neurology and cognitive neuroscience. This body of work explores various neurological conditions and approaches, reflecting a multidisciplinary engagement in cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as physiology.

Best Publications

  • Levodopa and the progression of Parkinson's disease.

    Fahn S;Oakes D;Shoulson I;Kieburtz K

  • Projected number of people with parkinson disease in the most populous nations, 2005 through 2030

    E. R. Dorsey;R. Constantinescu;R. Constantinescu;J. P. Thompson;K. M. Biglan

  • Incidence of Parkinson’s Disease: Variation by Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

    Stephen K. Van Den Eeden;Caroline M. Tanner;Allan L. Bernstein;Robin D. Fross

  • The Parkinson Progression Marker Initiative (PPMI)

    Kenneth Marek;Danna Jennings;Shirley Lasch;Andrew Siderowf

  • Effects of tocopherol and deprenyl on the progression of disability in early Parkinson's disease

    W. Koller;C. W. Olanow;R. Rodnitzky;J. S. Fink

  • Rotenone, Paraquat, and Parkinson’s Disease

    Caroline M Tanner;Freya Kamel;G Webster Ross;Jane A Hoppin

  • Variable expression of Parkinson's disease A base‐line analysis of the DAT ATOP cohort

    Joseph Jankovic;Michael P McDermott;Jonathan T Carter;Susan A Gauthier

  • Parkinson Disease in Twins: An Etiologic Study

    C. M. Tanner;R. Ottman;S. M. Goldman;J. Ellenberg

  • Parkinson Disease Epidemiology, Pathology, Genetics, and Pathophysiology

    David K. Simon;Caroline M. Tanner;Patrik Brundin

  • Frequency of bowel movements and the future risk of Parkinson’s disease

    R. D. Abbott;H. Petrovitch;L. R. White;K. H. Masaki

  • Prevalence of Parkinson's disease across North America

    C Marras;J C Beck;J H Bower;E Roberts

  • Association of Coffee and Caffeine Intake With the Risk of Parkinson Disease

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  • Association of olfactory dysfunction with risk for future Parkinson's disease.

    G. Webster Ross;Helen Petrovitch;Robert D. Abbott;Caroline M. Tanner

  • Past, present, and future of Parkinson's disease: A special essay on the 200th Anniversary of the Shaking Palsy

    J.A. Obeso;M. Stamelou;M. Stamelou;C.G. Goetz;W. Poewe

  • EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

    Caroline M. Tanner;Samuel M. Goldman

  • A controlled trial of rasagiline in early Parkinson disease: The tempo study

    Andrew Siderowf;Matthew Stern;Ira Shoulson;Karl Kieburtz

  • DLB and PDD boundary issues: Diagnosis, treatment, molecular pathology, and biomarkers

    C. F. Lippa;J. E. Duda;M. Grossman;H. I. Hurtig

  • Freezing of gait in PD Prospective assessment in the DATATOP cohort

    N. Giladi;M. P. McDermott;S. Fahn;S. Przedborski

  • Lewy bodies and parkinsonism in families with parkin mutations.

    M Farrer;P Chan;R Chen;L Tan

  • Web-based genome-wide association study identifies two novel loci and a substantial genetic component for Parkinson's disease.

    Chuong B. Do;Joyce Y. Tung;Elizabeth Dorfman;Amy K. Kiefer

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher G. Goetz
Christopher G. Goetz Rush University Medical Center
Karl Kieburtz
Karl Kieburtz University of Rochester Medical Center
Anthony E. Lang
Anthony E. Lang University of Toronto
J. William Langston
J. William Langston Stanford University
Robert A. Hauser
Robert A. Hauser University of South Florida
Kenneth Marek
Kenneth Marek Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Kamal Masaki
Kamal Masaki University of Hawaii at Manoa
Andrew Siderowf
Andrew Siderowf University of Pennsylvania
Rajesh Pahwa
Rajesh Pahwa University of Kansas
Helen Petrovitch
Helen Petrovitch Veterans Health Administration

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