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Damjan Glavač is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Their research focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong interdisciplinary approach that integrates medicine. Over the course of their career, they have contributed extensively to molecular biology, ophthalmology, genetics, neurology, and cancer research.

Their scientific work covers several specialized subfields and topics, which include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Genetics
  • Neurology
  • Cancer Research

Main research themes in their publications concentrate on:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal and Macular Surgery
  • Intraocular Surgery and Lenses

They have published in various academic journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Genes
  • Biomedicines
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Biomolecules

Recent published papers include:

  • "Resolving the dark matter of ABCA4 for 1054 Stargardt disease probands through integrated genomics and transcriptomics" (2020), Genetics in Medicine
  • "The Role of Vitamin A in Retinal Diseases" (2022), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Circulating RNAs as Potential Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" (2020), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Genetic Variability of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Genes Affects Onset, Progression of the Disease and Survival of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" (2022), Genes
  • "Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Gene Variability in Retinal Detachment Patients with and without Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy" (2023), Genes

Damjan Glavač has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Metka Ravnik-Glavač
  • Ana Fakin
  • Gregor Jezernik
  • Marko Hawlina
  • Katja Goričar

Best Publications

  • Dating the Origin of the CCR5-Δ32 AIDS-Resistance Allele by the Coalescence of Haplotypes

    J. Claiborne Stephens;David E. Reich;David B. Goldstein;Hyoung Doo Shin

  • Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor gene: correlations with phenotype

    Chen F;Kishida T;Yao M;Hustad T

  • Germline mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) gene in families from North America, Europe, and Japan.

    Berton Zbar;Takeshi Kishida;Fan Chen;Laura Schmidt

  • Long non-coding RNA in cancer.

    Nina Hauptman;Damjan Glavač

  • MicroRNAs miR-1, miR-133a, miR-133b and miR-208 Are Dysregulated in Human Myocardial Infarction

    Emanuela Bostjancic;Nina Zidar;Dusan Stajer;Damjan Glavac

  • Long Noncoding RNAs as Biomarkers in Cancer.

    Luka Bolha;Metka Ravnik-Glavač;Damjan Glavač

  • Optimization of the single‐strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) technique for detection of point mutations

    Damjan Glavač;Michael Dean

  • VHL alterations in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma: association with advanced tumor stage and a novel hot spot mutation.

    Hiltrud Brauch;Gregor Weirich;Jürgen Brieger;Damjan Glavač

  • Cyclooxygenase in normal human tissues – is COX-1 really a constitutive isoform, and COX-2 an inducible isoform?

    Nina Zidar;Katarina Odar;Damjan Glavac;Maja Jerse

  • Genotyping microarray (gene chip) for the ABCR (ABCA4) gene.

    K. Jaakson;J. Zernant;J. Zernant;M. Kulm;A. Hutchinson

  • Sensitivity of single-strand conformation polymorphism and heteroduplex method for mutation detection in the cystic fibrosis gene.

    M Ravnik-Glavac;D Glavac;M Dean

  • Polymorphisms in multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene are associated with refractory Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis.

    U Potočnik;I Ferkolj;D Glavač;M Dean

  • Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease with pheochromocytoma in the Black Forest region of Germany: evidence for a founder effect.

    Hiltrud Brauch;Takeshi Kishida;Damjan Glavac;Fan Chen

  • PREVALENCE, MORPHOLOGY AND BIOLOGY OF RENAL CELL CARCINOMA IN VON HIPPEL-LINDAU DISEASE COMPARED TO SPORADIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMA

    Hartmut P.H. Neumann;Bernhard U. Bender;Dietmar P. Berger;Jorg Laubenberger

  • MicroRNA Microarray Expression Profiling in Human Myocardial Infarction

    Emanuela Boštjančič;Nina Zidar;Damjan Glavač

  • Characterization of a novel 21-kb deletion, CFTRdele2,3(21 kb), in the CFTR gene: a cystic fibrosis mutation of Slavic origin common in Central and East Europe

    T. Dörk;M. Macek;F. Mekus;B. Tümmler

  • Circular RNAs: Biogenesis, Function, and a Role as Possible Cancer Biomarkers

    Luka Bolha;Metka Ravnik-Glavač;Damjan Glavač

  • Consequences of direct genetic testing for germline mutations in the clinical management of families with multiple endocrine neoplasia, type II

    Hartmut P. H. Neumann;Charis Eng;Lois M. Mulligan;Damjan Glavac

  • Mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene and associated lesions in families with von Hippel-Lindau disease from central Europe.

    Damjan Glavač;Hartmut P. H. Neumann;Claudia Wittke;Hendrik Jaenig

  • Common and rare variant association analyses in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis identify 15 risk loci with distinct genetic architectures and neuron-specific biology

    Wouter van Rheenen;Rick A. A. van der Spek;Mark K. Bakker;Joke J. F. A. van Vugt

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Dean
Michael Dean National Institutes of Health
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Christine Petit
Christine Petit Université Paris Cité
Caroline C W Klaver
Caroline C W Klaver Erasmus University Rotterdam
Sandro Banfi
Sandro Banfi University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Frans P.M. Cremers
Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University
Paolo Gasparini
Paolo Gasparini University of Trieste
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Roel A. Ophoff
Roel A. Ophoff University of California, Los Angeles

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