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Overview

James G. Wetmur is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research contributions primarily lie at the intersection of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad domains, their work frequently addresses subfields including obstetrics and gynecology, molecular biology, immunology, physiology, and cancer research.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, notably:

  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity

Among the recent publications associated with James G. Wetmur are:

  • "Gestational SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with placental expression of immune and trophoblast genes," 2022, Placenta
  • "B-Vitamin Intake, One-Carbon Metabolism, and Survival in a Population-Based Study of Women with Breast Cancer," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Choline metabolism and risk of breast cancer in a population-based study," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "BRCA1 promoter methylation is associated with increased mortality among women with breast cancer," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Gestational SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with placental expression of immune and trophoblast genes," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Jia Chen
  • Xinran Xu
  • Marilie D. Gammon
  • Patrick T. Bradshaw
  • Susan L. Teitelbaum

James G. Wetmur's work has appeared most often in the following publication venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Placenta
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Kinetics of renaturation of DNA.

    James G. Wetmur;Norman Davidson

  • DNA probes: applications of the principles of nucleic acid hybridization.

    James G. Wetmur

  • Prenatal Phenol and Phthalate Exposures and Birth Outcomes

    Mary S. Wolff;Stephanie M. Engel;Gertrud S. Berkowitz;Xiaoyun Ye

  • Prenatal exposure to organophosphates, paraoxonase 1, and cognitive development in childhood.

    Stephanie M. Engel;James Wetmur;Jia Chen;Chenbo Zhu

  • In utero pesticide exposure, maternal paraoxonase activity, and head circumference.

    Gertrud S Berkowitz;James G Wetmur;Elena Birman-Deych;Josephine Obel

  • PESTICIDES AND INNER-CITY CHILDREN : EXPOSURES, RISKS, AND PREVENTION

    Philip J. Landrigan;Luz Claudio;Steven B. Markowitz;Gertrud S. Berkowitz

  • Prenatal Organophosphate Metabolite and Organochlorine Levels and Performance on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale in a Multiethnic Pregnancy Cohort

    Stephanie M. Engel;Gertrud S. Berkowitz;Dana B. Barr;Susan L. Teitelbaum

  • Hybridization and renaturation kinetics of nucleic acids.

    James G. Wetmur

  • Lead binding to delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) in human erythrocytes

    Ingvar A. Bergdahl;Anders Grubb;Andrejs Schütz;Robert J. Desnick

  • Differential expression of imprinted genes in normal and IUGR human placentas.

    Andreas I. Diplas;Luca Lambertini;Men-Jean Lee;Rhoda Sperling

  • Structure and mechanism of the RuvB Holliday junction branch migration motor.

    Christopher D Putnam;Sheila B Clancy;Hiro Tsuruta;Susana Gonzalez

  • One-Carbon Metabolism, MTHFR Polymorphisms, and Risk of Breast Cancer

    Jia Chen;Marilie D. Gammon;Wendy Chan;Caroline Palomeque

  • The δ-aminolevulinate dehydratase polymorphism: Higher blood lead levels in lead workers and environmentally exposed children with the 1 2 and 2-2 isozymes

    James G. Wetmur;G. Lehnert;Robert J. Desnick

  • Prenatal Pesticide and PCB Exposures and Birth Outcomes

    Mary S Wolff;Stephanie Engel;Gertrud Berkowitz;Susan Teitelbaum

  • Molecular characterization of the human delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase 2 (ALAD2) allele: implications for molecular screening of individuals for genetic susceptibility to lead poisoning.

    J G Wetmur;A H Kaya;M Plewinska;R J Desnick

  • Molecular haplotyping by linking emulsion PCR: analysis of paraoxonase 1 haplotypes and phenotypes.

    James G. Wetmur;Madhu Kumar;Li Zhang;Caroline Palomeque

  • Unraveling the chronic toxicity of lead: an essential priority for environmental health.

    Andrew C. Todd;James G. Wetmur;Jacqueline M. Moline;James H. Godbold

  • Choline metabolism and risk of breast cancer in a population-based study

    Xinran Xu;Marilie D. Gammon;Steven H. Zeisel;Yin Leng Lee

  • Increased influence of genetic variation on PON1 activity in neonates.

    Jia Chen;Madhu Kumar;Wendy Chan;Gertrud Berkowitz

  • Human delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase: nucleotide sequence of a full-length cDNA clone

    James G. Wetmur;David F. Bishop;Christopher Cantelmo;Robert J. Desnick

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan L. Teitelbaum
Susan L. Teitelbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Robert J. Desnick
Robert J. Desnick Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Marilie D. Gammon
Marilie D. Gammon University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mary S. Wolff
Mary S. Wolff Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Regina M. Santella
Regina M. Santella Columbia University
Alfred I. Neugut
Alfred I. Neugut Columbia University
Stuart C. Sealfon
Stuart C. Sealfon Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dana B. Barr
Dana B. Barr Emory University
David F. Bishop
David F. Bishop Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Adolfo García-Sastre
Adolfo García-Sastre Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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