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Fred H. Menko publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fred H. Menko sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 168 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Fred H. Menko D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fred H. Menko sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fred H. Menko is affiliated with the Netherlands Cancer Institute in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple aspects of genetics and oncology, with significant contributions in the study of BRCA gene mutations in cancer and other genetic disorders.

Menko's recent publications include the following:

  • Oral contraceptive use and ovarian cancer risk for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers: an international cohort study (2021), American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Update of penetrance estimates in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (2023), Journal of Medical Genetics
  • The uptake of predictive DNA testing in 40 families with a pathogenic BRCA1/BRCA2 variant. An evaluation of the proband-mediated procedure (2020), European Journal of Human Genetics
  • ERN GENTURIS clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis, surveillance and management of people with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (2024), European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Does a proactive procedure lead to a higher uptake of predictive testing in families with a pathogenic BRCA1/BRCA2 variant? A family cancer clinic evaluation (2023), Journal of Genetic Counseling

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Menko include:

  • Isabelle Coupier
  • Paul Gesta
  • Anne-Marie Gerdes
  • Arjan C. Houweling
  • Irma van de Beek

Menko has published multiple articles in the following venues:

  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Journal of Genetic Counseling
  • Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Their primary fields of study are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of focus include:

  • Genetics
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Cancer Research
  • Reproductive Medicine

Main research topics covered by Menko comprise:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease

Best Publications

  • Localization of a breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA2, to chromosome 13q12-13

    Richard Wooster;Susan L. Neuhausen;Jonathan Mangion;Yvette Quirk

  • Cancer risk in families with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer diagnosed by mutation analysis.

    HF Vasen;JT Wijnen;FH Menko;JH Kleibeuker

  • Frequency and Spectrum of Cancers in the Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

    Nicholas Hearle;Valérie Schumacher;Fred H. Menko;Sylviane Olschwang

  • Dysplastic changes in prophylactically removed Fallopian tubes of women predisposed to developing ovarian cancer

    J M Piek;P J van Diest;R P Zweemer;J W Jansen

  • Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: diagnosis and management

    Fred H Menko;Maurice Am van Steensel;Sophie Giraud;Lennart Friis-Hansen

  • Cancer risk in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer due to MSH6 mutations: impact on counseling and surveillance.

    Yvonne M C Hendriks;Anja Wagner;Hans Morreau;Fred Menko

  • Familial endometrial cancer in female carriers of MSH6 germline mutations

    J Wijnen;W de Leeuw;H Vasen;H van der Klift

  • Clinical findings with implications for genetic testing in families with clustering of colorectal cancer.

    JT Wijnen;Hfa Vasen;PM Khan;AH Zwinderman

  • Cancer risks in BRCA2 families: estimates for sites other than breast and ovary

    C J van Asperen;R M Brohet;E J Meijers-Heijboer;N Hoogerbrugge

  • MSH2 mutation carriers are at higher risk of cancer than MLH1 mutation carriers : A study of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer families

    H. F.A. Vasen;A. Stormorken;F. H. Menko;F. M. Nagengast

  • Rapid detection of BRCA1 mutations by the protein truncation test

    Fbl Hogervorst;RS Cornelis;M Bout;M van Vliet

  • Large genomic deletions and duplications in the BRCA1 gene identified by a novel quantitative method

    Frans B. L. Hogervorst;Petra M. Nederlof;Johan J. P. Gille;Cathal J. McElgunn

  • TP53 germline mutation testing in 180 families suspected of Li–Fraumeni syndrome: mutation detection rate and relative frequency of cancers in different familial phenotypes

    Marielle W. G. Ruijs;Senno Verhoef;Matti A. Rookus;Roelof Pruntel

  • Risks of Less Common Cancers in Proven Mutation Carriers With Lynch Syndrome

    Christoph Engel;Markus Loeffler;Verena Steinke;Nils Rahner

  • Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC): renal cancer risk, surveillance and treatment

    Fred H. Menko;Eamonn R. Maher;Laura S. Schmidt;Lindsay A. Middelton

  • Relative frequency and morphology of cancers in STK11 mutation carriers.

    Wendy Lim;Sylviane Olschwang;Josbert J. Keller;Anne Marie Westerman

  • Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia and neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism. Effects of mutant gene dosage on phenotype.

    M R Pollak;Y H Chou;S J Marx;B Steinmann

  • MSH2 genomic deletions are a frequent cause of HNPCC.

    Wijnen J;van der Klift H;Vasen H;Khan Pm

  • Surveillance for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: a long-term study on 114 families.

    Wouter H de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel;Fokko M Nagengast;Gerrit Griffioen;Fred H Menko

  • Prediction of a mismatch repair gene defect by microsatellite instability and immunohistochemical analysis in endometrial tumours from HNPCC patients

    Wiljo J. F. de Leeuw;Wiljo J. F. de Leeuw;JanWillem Dierssen;Hans F. A. Vasen;Juul Th. Wijnen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans F. A. Vasen
Hans F. A. Vasen Leiden University
Jan H. Kleibeuker
Jan H. Kleibeuker University Medical Center Groningen
Rolf H. Sijmons
Rolf H. Sijmons University of Groningen
Aad Tibben
Aad Tibben Leiden University
Juul T. Wijnen
Juul T. Wijnen Leiden University Medical Center
Riccardo Fodde
Riccardo Fodde Erasmus MC
Pieter E. Postmus
Pieter E. Postmus Leiden University Medical Center
Christi J. van Asperen
Christi J. van Asperen Leiden University Medical Center
Frans B. L. Hogervorst
Frans B. L. Hogervorst Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Anne M. Stiggelbout
Anne M. Stiggelbout Leiden University Medical Center

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