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Estrid Høgdall is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research focus spans several subfields including cancer research, molecular biology, reproductive medicine, oncology, and genetics.

The scientist has authored numerous publications addressing a range of topics related to cancer and molecular mechanisms. Key topics of their work include:

  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer

Estrid Høgdall has published frequently in several scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • Anticancer Research
  • Cancers
  • PLoS ONE
  • UNC Libraries
  • Gynecologic Oncology

Among their recent papers are:

  • RNA profiles reveal signatures of future health and disease in pregnancy, 2022, Nature
  • Ovarian and Breast Cancer Risks Associated With Pathogenic Variants in RAD51C and RAD51D, 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • European experts consensus: BRCA/homologous recombination deficiency testing in first-line ovarian cancer, 2021, Annals of Oncology
  • MicroRNA Biomarkers in IBD-Differential Diagnosis and Prediction of Colitis-Associated Cancer, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Prognostic relevance of the molecular classification in high-grade endometrial cancer for patients staged by lymphadenectomy and without adjuvant treatment, 2022, Gynecologic Oncology

Collaboration features prominently in their work, with frequent coauthors including Claus Høgdall, Tim Svenstrup Poulsen, Susanne K. Kjær, Marc T. Goodman, and Jennifer A. Doherty. The number of joint publications with these collaborators ranges from 19 to 71.

Best Publications

  • Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies.

    Celeste Leigh Pearce;Claire Templeman;Mary Anne Rossing;Alice Lee

  • 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

  • Hormone-receptor expression and ovarian cancer survival: an Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium study

    Weiva Sieh;Martin Köbel;Teri A Longacre;David D Bowtell;David D Bowtell

  • 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

  • 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

  • Multiple loci with different cancer specificities within the 8q24 gene desert.

    Maya Ghoussaini;Honglin Song;Thibaud Koessler;Ali Amin Al Olama

  • 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

  • Contribution of Germline Mutations in the RAD51B, RAD51C, and RAD51D Genes to Ovarian Cancer in the Population

    Honglin Song;Ed Dicks;Susan J. Ramus;Jonathan P. Tyrer

  • 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

  • Dose-Response Association of CD8(+) Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Survival Time in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

    Ellen L. Goode;Matthew S. Block;Kimberly R. Kalli;Robert A. Vierkant

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

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

  • The Absolute Risk of Cervical Abnormalities in High-risk Human Papillomavirus–Positive, Cytologically Normal Women Over a 10-Year Period

    Susanne Kjaer;Estrid Høgdall;Kirsten Frederiksen;Christian Munk

  • Evaluation of HE4, CA125, risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm (ROMA) and risk of malignancy index (RMI) as diagnostic tools of epithelial ovarian cancer in patients with a pelvic mass.

    Mona Aarenstrup Karlsen;Noreen Sandhu;Claus Høgdall;Ib Jarle Christensen

  • Aspirin, Nonaspirin Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug, and Acetaminophen Use and Risk of Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Pooled Analysis in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium

    Britton Trabert;Roberta B. Ness;Wei Hsuan Lo-Ciganic;Megan A. Murphy

  • Obesity and risk of ovarian cancer subtypes: evidence from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium

    Catherine M Olsen;Christina M Nagle;David C Whiteman;Roberta Ness

  • MRI, PET/CT and ultrasound in the preoperative staging of endometrial cancer - a multicenter prospective comparative study.

    Sofie Leisby Antonsen;Lisa Neerup Jensen;Annika Loft;Anne Kiil Berthelsen

  • Tubal ligation and risk of ovarian cancer subtypes: a pooled analysis of case-control studies

    Weiva Sieh;Shannon Salvador;Valerie McGuire;Rachel Palmieri Weber

  • Genome-Wide Meta-Analyses of Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancer Association Studies Identify Multiple New Susceptibility Loci Shared by at Least Two Cancer Types.

    Siddhartha P. Kar;Jonathan Beesley;Ali Amin Al Olama;Kyriaki Michailidou

  • ABCA Transporter Gene Expression and Poor Outcome in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

    Ellen L. Hedditch;Bo Gao;Amanda J. Russell;Yi Lu

  • Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and epithelial ovarian cancer risk

    Annika Auranen;Honglin Song;Christy Waterfall;Richard A. DiCioccio

Frequent Co-Authors

Susanne K. Kjaer
Susanne K. Kjaer University of Copenhagen
Ian Jacobs
Ian Jacobs University of New South Wales
Marianne Schwartz
Marianne Schwartz University of Copenhagen
Peter Brown
Peter Brown University of Oxford
Elena Marchiori
Elena Marchiori Radboud University
Michael Christiansen
Michael Christiansen Statens Serum Institut
Torben F. Ørntoft
Torben F. Ørntoft Aarhus University
Robert C. Bast
Robert C. Bast The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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