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Cinzia Sala is a researcher affiliated with Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy. Their work spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine. The scientist has contributed notably to subfields including molecular biology, genetics, reproductive medicine, cancer research, and hematology.

The main research topics explored by Cinzia Sala encompass RNA research and splicing, hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, genomics and chromatin dynamics, cancer genomics and diagnostics, gene expression and cancer classification, acute myeloid leukemia research, and myeloproliferative neoplasms diagnosis and treatment.

Publications by Cinzia Sala have appeared in a variety of academic journals, with frequent venues including:

  • Nature Genetics
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Blood
  • Science Advances

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Cinzia Sala feature titles that reflect the researcher's broad engagement with genetics and medical sciences. Notable publications include:

  • Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • Understanding the genetic complexity of puberty timing across the allele frequency spectrum, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The 1+Million Genomes Minimal Dataset for Cancer, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • Relationship between clone metrics and clinical outcome in clonal cytopenia, 2021, Blood
  • Genome-wide association study in almost 195,000 individuals identifies 50 previously unidentified genetic loci for eye color, 2021, Science Advances

The scientist has frequently collaborated with colleagues in the field. Regular coauthors include Susan M. Ring, Sarah E. Medland, Giorgia Girotto, Maria Pina Concas, and Katherine A. Kentistou.

Best Publications

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Cathy E. Elks;John R B Perry;Patrick Sulem;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R Warren;Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Claudia P Cabrera;He Gao

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

    Christian Gieger;Aparna Radhakrishnan;Ana Cvejic;Weihong Tang

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

    Lisette Stolk;John R B Perry;John R B Perry;Daniel I. Chasman;Chunyan He

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

    Norihiro Kato;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Niek Verweij

  • Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

    Pim Van Der Harst;Weihua Zhang;Irene Mateo Leach;Augusto Rendon

  • A Human Homologue of the Drosophila melanogaster diaphanous Gene Is Disrupted in a Patient with Premature Ovarian Failure: Evidence for Conserved Function in Oogenesis and Implications for Human Sterility

    Silvia Bione;Cinzia Sala;Chiara Manzini;Giulia Arrigo

  • Target genes, variants, tissues and transcriptional pathways influencing human serum urate levels

    Adrienne Tin;Jonathan Marten;Victoria L. Halperin Kuhns;Yong Li

  • Novel loci affecting iron homeostasis and their effects in individuals at risk for hemochromatosis

    Beben Benyamin;Tonu Esko;Janina S. Ried;Aparna Radhakrishnan

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Day Fr;Thompson Dj;elgason H;Chasman Di

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

  • Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

    Pim van der Harst;Weihua Zhang;Irene Mateo Leach;Augusto Rendon

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniela Toniolo
Daniela Toniolo Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Paolo Gasparini
Paolo Gasparini University of Trieste
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Paul M. Ridker
Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Andres Metspalu
Andres Metspalu University of Tartu
Zoltán Kutalik
Zoltán Kutalik University of Lausanne
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London

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