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74
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17876
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1973
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68

Overview

David F. Callen is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research portfolio spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on oncology and related fields.

Their work includes studies on cancer incidence, screening, and molecular pathways, with a strong emphasis on breast cancer and related risk factors. Notable research topics consist of:

  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects

David F. Callen's frequent co-authors include:

  • Uzma Shamsi
  • Iqbal Azam
  • Shaista Khan
  • Tiffany K. Gill
  • Romaina Iqbal

Their publications have appeared in various scientific venues, predominantly in journals specializing in women's health and oncology research. The most common publication venues include:

  • BMC Women's Health
  • JCO Global Oncology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Life Science Alliance
  • Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Selected recent papers by David F. Callen demonstrate a focus on breast cancer epidemiology and molecular characteristics, often related to populations in Karachi, Pakistan:

  • "Patient Delay in Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Two Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan: Preventive and Life-Saving Measures Needed" (2020), published in JCO Global Oncology
  • "A multicenter case control study of association of vitamin D with breast cancer among women in Karachi, Pakistan" (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Tradeoff between metabolic i-proteasome addiction and immune evasion in triple-negative breast cancer" (2020), published in Life Science Alliance
  • "Frequency and determinants of vitamin D deficiency among premenopausal and postmenopausal women in Karachi Pakistan" (2021), published in BMC Women's Health
  • "Factors associated with mammographic breast density among women in Karachi Pakistan" (2021), published in BMC Women's Health

David F. Callen's work explores various subfields including oncology, pathology and forensic medicine, genetics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and economics and econometrics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to medical research.

Best Publications

  • Incidence and origin of "null" alleles in the (AC)n microsatellite markers.

    D. F. Callen;A. D. Thompson;Yang Shen;H. A. Phillips

  • Human TUBB3 mutations perturb microtubule dynamics, kinesin interactions, and axon guidance

    Max A. Tischfield;Hagit N. Baris;Chen Wu;Guenther Rudolph

  • A novel gene encoding an integral membrane protein is mutated in nephropathic cystinosis

    M. Town;G. Jean;S. Cherqui;M. Attard

  • Expression cloning of a cDNA for the major Fanconi anaemia gene, FAA

    J R Foe;M A Rooimans;L Bosnoyan-Collins;N Alon

  • Integration of cytogenetic landmarks into the draft sequence of the human genome

    V. G. Cheung;N. Nowak;W. Jang;I. R. Kirsch

  • Clinical, environmental, and genetic determinants of multiple sclerosis in children with acute demyelination: a prospective national cohort study

    Brenda Banwell;Amit Bar-Or;Douglas L Arnold;Dessa Sadovnick

  • Derepression of an endogenous long terminal repeat activates the CSF1R proto-oncogene in human lymphoma

    Björn Lamprecht;Korden Walter;Stephan Kreher;Stephan Kreher;Raman Kumar

  • The Oncogenic Role of miR-155 in Breast Cancer

    Sam Mattiske;Rachel J. Suetani;Paul M. Neilsen;David F. Callen

  • Positional cloning of the Fanconi anaemia group A gene

    Sinoula Apostolou;Scott A. Whitmore;Joanna Crawford;Gregory Lennon

  • Localization of the human multiple drug resistance gene, MDR1, to 7q21.1.

    D F Callen;E Baker;R N Simmers;R Seshadri

  • A Third Wilms' Tumor Locus on Chromosome 16q

    Marion A. Maw;Paul E. Grundy;Lynn J. Millow;Michael R. Eccles

  • Diagnostic yield of genetic testing in epileptic encephalopathy in childhood

    Saadet Mercimek-Mahmutoglu;Jaina Patel;Dawn Cordeiro;Stacy Hewson

  • The NF1 gene revisited - from bench to bedside.

    Yoon-Sim Yap;John R McPherson;Choon-Kiat Ong;Steven George Rozen

  • The sequence and analysis of duplication-rich human chromosome 16

    Joel Martin;Cliff Han;Laurie A. Gordon;Astrid Terry

  • Implications of FRA16A structure for the mechanism of chromosomal fragile site genesis

    JK Nancarrow;E Kremer;K Holman;H Eyre

  • Mutant p53 drives invasion in breast tumors through up-regulation of miR-155.

    P M Neilsen;J E Noll;S Mattiske;C P Bracken;C P Bracken

  • Molecular cloning and physical and genetic mapping of a novel human Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE5/SLC9A5) to chromosome 16q22.1

    Charles A. Klanke;Yan Ru Su;David F. Callen;Zhuo Wang

  • Analysis of lymphoedema-distichiasis families for FOXC2 mutations reveals small insertions and deletions throughout the gene

    R. Bell;G. Brice;A. H. Child;V. A. Murday

  • Structure and chromosomal localization of the human renal kallikrein gene.

    B A Evans;Z X Yun;J A Close;G W Tregear

  • Incidence andOrigin of"Null" Alleles inthe(AC)n Microsatellite Markers

    David F. Callen;Hilary A. Phillips;R. Sutherland

Frequent Co-Authors

Grant R. Sutherland
Grant R. Sutherland University of Adelaide
Elizabeth Baker
Elizabeth Baker Pathwest Laboratory Medicine
Norman A. Doggett
Norman A. Doggett Los Alamos National Laboratory
Robert I. Richards
Robert I. Richards University of Adelaide
Eric Haan
Eric Haan University of Adelaide
Raymond L. Stallings
Raymond L. Stallings Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Howard A. Morris
Howard A. Morris University of South Australia
Martijn H. Breuning
Martijn H. Breuning Leiden University Medical Center
John C. Mulley
John C. Mulley Bangor University
Cees J. Cornelisse
Cees J. Cornelisse Leiden University Medical Center

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