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Heather Hampel is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work spans a range of subfields, notably Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Oncology, Genetics, Cancer Research, and Molecular Biology.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal cancer screening and detection
  • Cancer genomics and diagnostics
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Colorectal cancer treatments and studies
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • Genomics and rare diseases

Heather Hampel has contributed to numerous scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • UNC Libraries

Recent published papers from Heather Hampel include:

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomisation analysis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Characteristics of Early-Onset vs Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer, 2021, JAMA Surgery
  • Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study, 2020, BMC Medicine
  • NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal, Version 1.2021., 2021, PubMed

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable coauthors including:

  • Rachel Pearlman
  • Stephen B. Gruber
  • Marc J. Gunter
  • Mark A. Jenkins
  • Víctor Moreno

Best Publications

  • Screening for the Lynch syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer).

    Heather Hampel;Wendy L. Frankel;Edward Martin;Mark Arnold

  • ACG clinical guideline: Genetic testing and management of hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes.

    Sapna Syngal;Randall E. Brand;James M. Church;Francis M. Giardiello

  • Feasibility of screening for Lynch syndrome among patients with colorectal cancer.

    Heather Hampel;Wendy L. Frankel;Edward Martin;Mark Arnold

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Policy Statement Update: Genetic and Genomic Testing for Cancer Susceptibility

    Mark E. Robson;Mark E. Robson;Angela R. Bradbury;Banu K Arun;Susan M. Domchek

  • Familial colorectal cancer in Ashkenazim due to a hypermutable tract in APC

    Steven J. Laken;Gloria M. Petersen;Stephen B. Gruber;Carole Oddoux

  • Screening for Lynch Syndrome (Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer) among Endometrial Cancer Patients

    Heather Hampel;Wendy Frankel;Jenny Panescu;Janet Lockman

  • The clinical phenotype of Lynch syndrome due to germ-line PMS2 mutations

    Leigha Senter;Mark Clendenning;Kaisa Sotamaa;Heather Hampel

  • Identification of Lynch syndrome among patients with colorectal cancer

    Leticia Moreira;Francesc Balaguer;Noralane Lindor;Albert De La Chapelle

  • Prevalence and Spectrum of Germline Cancer Susceptibility Gene Mutations Among Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer.

    Rachel Pearlman;Wendy L Frankel;Benjamin Swanson;Weiqiang Zhao

  • Sequence analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2: correlation of mutations with family history and ovarian cancer risk.

    T S Frank;S A Manley;O I Olopade;S Cummings

  • A practice guideline from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the National Society of Genetic Counselors: referral indications for cancer predisposition assessment

    Heather Hampel;Robin L. Bennett;Adam Buchanan;Rachel Pearlman

  • EGAPP supplementary evidence review: DNA testing strategies aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality from Lynch syndrome

    Glenn E. Palomaki;Monica R. McClain;Stephanie Melillo;Heather L. Hampel

  • Gene expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma reveals highly consistent profiles

    Ying Huang;Manju Prasad;William J. Lemon;Heather Hampel

  • Genetic/familial high-risk assessment: breast and ovarian.

    Mary B. Daly;Jennifer E. Axilbund;Saundra Buys;Beth Crawford

  • BRCA1 Sequence Analysis in Women at High Risk for Susceptibility Mutations: Risk Factor Analysis and Implications for Genetic Testing

    Donna Shattuck-Eidens;Arnold Oliphant;Melody McClure;Celeste McBride

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

  • Cancer risk in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome: later age of onset.

    Heather Hampel;Julie A. Stephens;Eero Pukkala;Risto Sankila

  • Microsatellite Instability Detection by Next Generation Sequencing

    Stephen J. Salipante;Sheena M. Scroggins;Heather L. Hampel;Emily H. Turner

  • Risks of Lynch Syndrome Cancers for MSH6 Mutation Carriers

    Laura Baglietto;Noralane M. Lindor;James G. Dowty;Darren M. White

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer : a Mendelian randomisation analysis

    Nikos Papadimitriou;Niki Dimou;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Barbara Banbury

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert de la Chapelle
Albert de la Chapelle The Ohio State University
Pavel Vodicka
Pavel Vodicka Czech Academy of Sciences
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Daniel D. Buchanan
Daniel D. Buchanan University of Melbourne
Ludmila Vodickova
Ludmila Vodickova Charles University
Kenneth Offit
Kenneth Offit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Ulrike Peters
Ulrike Peters University of Washington
Mark A. Jenkins
Mark A. Jenkins University of Melbourne

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