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Overview

Catherine M. Phelan was affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research focused primarily on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, addressing several subfields such as cancer research, oncology, reproductive medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and molecular biology.

Their scholarly work concentrated extensively on cancer-related molecular mechanisms, particularly in ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. Other prominent topics included endometrial and cervical cancer treatments, molecular biology techniques and applications, enzyme structure and function, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, as well as cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers.

Phelan's recent papers showcased a concentration on invasive epithelial ovarian cancer and survival outcomes in ovarian carcinoma patients. Notable publications included:

  • The Role of KRAS rs61764370 in Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Implications for Clinical Testing (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Clinical parameters affecting survival outcomes in patients with low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: an international multicentre analysis (2023, Canadian Journal of Surgery)
  • Ovarian Cancer Risk Associated with Inherited Inflammation-Related Variants (2020, UNC Libraries)

Their collaboration network involved frequent co-authors such as Ellen L. Goode, Honglin Song, Matthias W. Beckmann, Andrew Berchuck, and Daniel W. Cramer.

Publications were often found in venues such as UNC Libraries and the Canadian Journal of Surgery, reflecting the clinical and molecular focus of their research.

Best Publications

  • Low-penetrance susceptibility to breast cancer due to CHEK2(*)1100delC in noncarriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

    Hanne Meijers-Heijboer;Ans van den Ouweland;Jan Klijn;Marijke Wasielewski

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • Identification of the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1) Gene. The European Consortium on MEN1

    Irma Lemmens;Wim J. M. Van de Ven;Koen Kas;Chang X. Zhang

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Evidence for the complete inactivation of the NF2 gene in the majority of sporadic meningiomas

    M H Ruttledge;J Sarrazin;S Rangaratnam;C M Phelan

  • Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

    Catherine M Phelan;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Jonathan P Tyrer;Siddhartha P Kar

  • BRCA2 mutations in primary breast and ovarian cancers

    Johnathan M. Lancaster;Richard Wooster;Jonathon Mangion;Catherine M. Phelan;Catherine M. Phelan;Catherine M. Phelan

  • GWAS meta-analysis and replication identifies three new susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer

    Paul D.P. Pharoah;Ya Yu Tsai;Susan J. Ramus;Catherine M. Phelan

  • A locus on 19p13 modifies risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is associated with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer in the general population

    Antonis C. Antoniou;Xianshu Wang;Zachary S. Fredericksen;Lesley McGuffog

  • A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer at 2q31 and 8q24

    Ellen L Goode;Georgia Chenevix-Trench;Honglin Song;Susan J Ramus

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Genome-wide association study in BRCA1 mutation carriers identifies novel loci associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk

    Fergus J. Couch;Xianshu Wang;Lesley McGuffog;Andrew Lee

  • The OncoArray Consortium: A Network for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Common Cancers.

    Christopher I. Amos;Joe Dennis;Zhaoming Wang;Jinyoung Byun

  • A genome-wide association study identifies a new ovarian cancer susceptibility locus on 9p22.2.

    Honglin Song;Susan J. Ramus;Jonathan Tyrer;Kelly L. Bolton;Kelly L. Bolton

  • Mutation analysis of the BRCA2 gene in 49 site–specific breast cancer families

    C M Phelan;J M Lancaster;P Tonin;C Gumbs

  • Global Patterns of Prostate Cancer Incidence, Aggressiveness, and Mortality in Men of African Descent

    Timothy R. Rebbeck;Susan S. Devesa;Bao-Li Chang;Clareann H. Bunker

  • Common variants at 19p13 are associated with susceptibility to ovarian cancer.

    Kelly L Bolton;Kelly L Bolton;Jonathan Tyrer;Honglin Song;Susan J Ramus

  • Ovarian cancer risk in BRCA1 carriers is modified by the HRAS1 variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) locus

    Catherine M. Phelan;Catherine M. Phelan;Timothy R. Rebbeck;Barbara L. Weber;Peter Devilee

  • Universal DNA array detection of small insertions and deletions in BRCA1 and BRCA2

    Reyna Favis;Joseph P. Day;Norman P. Gerry;Catherine Phelan

  • Alterations of the MEN1 Gene in Sporadic Parathyroid Tumors

    Filip Farnebo;Bin Tean Teh;Soili Kytölä;Ann Svensson

Frequent Co-Authors

Joellen M. Schildkraut
Joellen M. Schildkraut University of Virginia
Ellen L. Goode
Ellen L. Goode Mayo Clinic
Susan J. Ramus
Susan J. Ramus University of New South Wales
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge
Andrew Berchuck
Andrew Berchuck Duke University
Peter A. Fasching
Peter A. Fasching University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Georgia Chenevix-Trench
Georgia Chenevix-Trench QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Ian G. Campbell
Ian G. Campbell Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

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