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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
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Overview

D. Gareth Evans is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines primarily grounded in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of genetics and oncology, with a focus on cancer research and neurology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, prominent subfields of study encompass:

  • Genetics
  • Oncology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Neurology

D. Gareth Evans' research interests are reflected in key topics such as:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management

The scientist's recent notable papers include:

  • "Revised diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome: an international consensus recommendation," 2021, Genetics in Medicine
  • "Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses," 2020, Nature Genetics
  • "Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement," 2020, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Cancer prevention with aspirin in hereditary colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome), 10-year follow-up and registry-based 20-year data in the CAPP2 study: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial," 2020, The Lancet
  • "Guidelines for the Li-Fraumeni and heritable TP53-related cancer syndromes," 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics

The venues where D. Gareth Evans frequently publishes include:

  • Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • British Journal of Cancer

Frequent co-authors collaborating with D. Gareth Evans are:

  • Anthony Howell
  • Emma R. Woodward
  • Miriam J. Smith
  • Sacha J. Howell
  • Elaine F. Harkness

Best Publications

  • Average risks of breast and ovarian cancer associated with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations detected in case series unselected for family history: a combined analysis of 22 studies

    A. Antoniou;P.D.P. Pharoah;S. Narod;H.A. Risch

  • Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Douglas F. Easton;Karen A. Pooley;Alison M. Dunning;Paul D. P. Pharoah

  • Risks of Breast, Ovarian, and Contralateral Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers

    Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;John L. Hopper;Daniel R. Barnes;Kelly-Anne Phillips

  • Association of Risk-Reducing Surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation Carriers With Cancer Risk and Mortality

    Susan M. Domchek;Tara M. Friebel;Christian F. Singer;D. Gareth Evans

  • Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours in neurofibromatosis 1

    D G R Evans;M E Baser;J McGaughran;S Sharif

  • 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

  • Screening with magnetic resonance imaging and mammography of a UK population at high familial risk of breast cancer: a prospective multicentre cohort study (MARIBS).

    M O Leach;C R M Boggis;A K Dixon;D F Easton

  • PALB2, which encodes a BRCA2-interacting protein, is a breast cancer susceptibility gene

    Nazneen Rahman;Sheila Seal;Deborah Thompson;Patrick Kelly

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of individuals with neurofibromatosis 1

    Rosalie E Ferner;Susan M Huson;Nick Thomas;Celia Moss

  • Long-term effect of aspirin on cancer risk in carriers of hereditary colorectal cancer: an analysis from the CAPP2 randomised controlled trial

    John Burn;Anne Marie Gerdes;Finlay MacRae;Jukka Pekka Mecklin

  • Cancer Risks for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results From Prospective Analysis of EMBRACE

    Nasim Mavaddat;Susan Peock;Debra Frost;Steve Ellis

  • Gene-Panel Sequencing and the Prediction of Breast-Cancer Risk

    Douglas Frederick Easton;Paul David Pharoah;Antonis C. Antoniou;Marc Derek Tischkowitz

  • Birth incidence and prevalence of tumor-prone syndromes: estimates from a UK family genetic register service.

    D.G. Evans;E. Howard;E. Howard;C. Giblin;C. Giblin;T. Clancy;T. Clancy

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • ATM mutations that cause ataxia-telangiectasia are breast cancer susceptibility alleles

    Anthony Renwick;Deborah Thompson;Sheila Seal;Patrick Kelly

  • Germline BRCA Mutations Are Associated With Higher Risk of Nodal Involvement, Distant Metastasis, and Poor Survival Outcomes in Prostate Cancer

    Elena Castro;Chee Goh;David Olmos;Ed Saunders

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five new breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Clare Turnbull;Shahana Ahmed;Jonathan Morrison;David Pernet

  • Truncating mutations in the Fanconi anemia J gene BRIP1 are low-penetrance breast cancer susceptibility alleles

    Sheila Seal;Deborah Thompson;Anthony Renwick;Anna Elliott

  • Identification of the familial cylindromatosis tumour-suppressor gene.

    Graham R. Bignell;William Warren;Sheila Seal;Meiko Takahashi

  • Screening with magnetic resonance imaging and mammography of a UK population at high familial risk of breast cancer; a prospective multicentre cohort study (MARIBS)

    MO Leach;CR Boggis;AK Dixon;DF Easton

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Howell
Anthony Howell University of Manchester
Diana Eccles
Diana Eccles University of Southampton
Douglas F. Easton
Douglas F. Easton University of Cambridge
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Fiona Lalloo
Fiona Lalloo University of Manchester
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Antonis C. Antoniou
Antonis C. Antoniou University of Cambridge
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Fergus J. Couch
Fergus J. Couch Mayo Clinic

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