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2024

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Genetics

D-Index
85
Citations
26087
World Ranking
1312
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Finn Cilius Nielsen is affiliated with Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Their work features a strong emphasis on molecular biology, cancer research, and genetics, with significant contributions to oncology and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their principal research topics include:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Finn Cilius Nielsen's recent papers reflect these themes and areas of expertise. Notable publications include:

  • "The current epidemic of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer: An 18-year Danish population-based study with 2,169 patients," 2020, European Journal of Cancer
  • "Whole genome sequencing in clinical practice," 2024, BMC Medical Genomics
  • "A Comparison of Tools for Copy-Number Variation Detection in Germline Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing Data," 2021, Cancers
  • "Gene Loss and Acquisition in Lineages of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Evolving in Cystic Fibrosis Patient Airways," 2020, mBio
  • "Transmission and Antibiotic Resistance of Achromobacter in Cystic Fibrosis," 2021, Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Their work appears frequently in the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Apmis
  • Cancers
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Collaboration plays a notable role in their research output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Christina W. Yde
  • Maria Rossing
  • Christian von Buchwald
  • Frederik Otzen Bagger
  • Ulrik Lassen

Best Publications

  • MicroRNA-10a Binds the 5′UTR of Ribosomal Protein mRNAs and Enhances Their Translation

    Ulf Andersson Ørom;Finn Cilius Nielsen;Anders H. Lund

  • Ancient human genome sequence of an extinct Palaeo-Eskimo

    Morten Rasmussen;Yingrui Li;Stinus Lindgreen;Jakob Skou Pedersen

  • A Family of Insulin-Like Growth Factor II mRNA-Binding Proteins Represses Translation in Late Development

    Jacob Nielsen;Jan Christiansen;Jens Lykke-Andersen;Anders H. Johnsen

  • Pathology of Breast and Ovarian Cancers among BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA).

    Nasim Mavaddat;Daniel Barrowdale;Irene L. Andrulis;Susan M. Domchek

  • TNF receptor 1 genetic risk mirrors outcome of anti-TNF therapy in multiple sclerosis

    Adam P. Gregory;Calliope A. Dendrou;Kathrine E. Attfield;Aiden Haghikia;Aiden Haghikia

  • RNA‐binding IMPs promote cell adhesion and invadopodia formation

    Jonas Vikesaa;Thomas V O Hansen;Lars Jønson;Rehannah Borup

  • p53-independent upregulation of miR-34a during oncogene-induced senescence represses MYC.

    N R Christoffersen;R Shalgi;L B Frankel;E Leucci

  • A locus on 19p13 modifies risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is associated with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer in the general population

    Antonis C. Antoniou;Xianshu Wang;Zachary S. Fredericksen;Lesley McGuffog

  • Ascertainment Biases in SNP Chips Affect Measures of Population Divergence

    Anders Albrechtsen;Finn Cilius Nielsen;Rasmus Nielsen

  • The genetic prehistory of the New World Arctic

    Maanasa Raghavan;Michael DeGiorgio;Anders Albrechtsen;Ida Moltke;Ida Moltke

  • Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: new genes in confined pathways

    Finn Cilius Nielsen;Thomas van Overeem Hansen;Claus Storgaard Sørensen

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses

    Haoyu Zhang;Haoyu Zhang;Thomas U. Ahearn;Julie Lecarpentier;Daniel Barnes

  • Genome-wide association study in BRCA1 mutation carriers identifies novel loci associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk

    Fergus J. Couch;Xianshu Wang;Lesley McGuffog;Andrew Lee

  • The transcriptional program of terminal granulocytic differentiation.

    Kim Theilgaard-Mönch;Lars Christian Jacobsen;Rehannah Borup;Thomas Rasmussen

  • NMD is essential for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and for eliminating by-products of programmed DNA rearrangements

    Joachim Weischenfeldt;Inge Damgaard;David Bryder;Kim Theilgaard-Mönch

  • Mutational spectrum in a worldwide study of 29,700 families with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

    Timothy R. Rebbeck;Tara M. Friebel;Eitan Friedman;Ute Hamann

  • Molecular Composition of IMP1 Ribonucleoprotein Granules

    Lars Jønson;Jonas Vikesaa;Anders Krogh;Lars K Nielsen

  • Collection of blood, saliva, and buccal cell samples in a pilot study on the Danish nurse cohort: comparison of the response rate and quality of genomic DNA.

    Thomas v. O. Hansen;Mette K. Simonsen;Finn C. Nielsen;Yrsa Andersen Hundrup

  • The role of miRNAs in human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers: bridging between HPV-related head and neck cancer and cervical cancer

    C B Lajer;E Garnæs;L Friis-Hansen;B Norrild

  • Dwarfism and Impaired Gut Development in Insulin-Like Growth Factor II mRNA-Binding Protein 1-Deficient Mice

    Thomas V. O. Hansen;Niels A. Hammer;Jacob Nielsen;Mette Madsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Hansen
Thomas Hansen Copenhagen University Hospital
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Eitan Friedman
Eitan Friedman City University of New York
Jens F. Rehfeld
Jens F. Rehfeld University of Copenhagen
Susan J. Ramus
Susan J. Ramus University of New South Wales
Anna Jakubowska
Anna Jakubowska Pomeranian Medical University
Kenneth Offit
Kenneth Offit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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