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Jose Russo is affiliated with the Fox Chase Cancer Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on genetics, molecular biology, pediatrics and perinatology, health toxicology, mutagenesis, and environmental chemistry.

Their recent publications demonstrate involvement in studies related to cancer biology and genetic research, including investigations into hormonal and environmental influences on cancer development. Notable papers authored or co-authored by Russo include:

  • "Effects of Pubertal Exposure to Butyl Benzyl Phthalate, Perfluorooctanoic Acid, and Zeranol on Mammary Gland Development and Tumorigenesis in Rats" (2022) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "The role of gene to gene interaction in the breast's genomic signature of pregnancy" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Genetic determinants and absence of breast cancer in Xavante Indians in Sangradouro Reserve, Brazil" (2023) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Prolonged recombinant pregnancy hormone use in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers" (2021) published in European Journal of Cancer Prevention
  • "Design of personalized cancer treatments by use of optimal control problems: The case of chronic myeloid leukemia" (2020) published in Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Russo have included Yanrong Su, Nhi M. Dang, Julia Santucci-Pereira, Pedro José Gutiérrez Díez, and Joice Kanefsky. These collaborations reflect a multidisciplinary approach covering molecular biology, genetics, and clinical oncology.

Russo has contributed regularly to several publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • European Journal of Cancer Prevention
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering
  • Cancer Prevention Research

The main fields of study addressed in Russo's work include biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology (10 publications), as well as medicine (6 publications). Subfields of focus within these areas include genetics, molecular biology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, as well as aspects relating to toxicology, mutagenesis, and environmental chemistry.

Research topics frequently explored involve prenatal screening and diagnostics, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, effects and risks posed by endocrine disrupting chemicals, research on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, estrogen and hormone-related effects, forensic and genetic research, and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Best Publications

  • Isolation and Characterization of a Spontaneously Immortalized Human Breast Epithelial Cell Line, MCF-10

    Herbert D. Soule;Terry M. Maloney;Sandra R. Wolman;Ward D. Peterson

  • Differentiation of the mammary gland and susceptibility to carcinogenesis

    Jose Russo;Lee K. Tay;Irma H. Russo

  • Comparative study of human and rat mammary tumorigenesis.

    Jose Russo;Barry A. Gusterson;Adrianne E. Rogers;Irma H. Russo

  • The role of estrogen in the initiation of breast cancer

    J. Russo;Irma H. Russo

  • SATB1 reprogrammes gene expression to promote breast tumour growth and metastasis

    Hye-Jung Han;Jose Russo;Yoshinori Kohwi;Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu

  • The mammary pathology of genetically engineered mice: the consensus report and recommendations from the Annapolis meeting{

    Robert D Cardiff;Miriam R Anver;Barry A Gusterson;Lothar Hennighausen

  • MAMMARY GLAND NEOPLASIA IN LONG-TERM RODENT STUDIES

    Irma H. Russo;Jose Russo

  • The protective role of pregnancy in breast cancer

    Jose Russo;Raquel Moral;Gabriela A Balogh;Daniel Mailo

  • Role of hormones in mammary cancer initiation and progression.

    Irma H. Russo;Jose Russo

  • Catechol estrogen quinones as initiators of breast and other human cancers: Implications for biomarkers of susceptibility and cancer prevention ☆

    Ercole Cavalieri;Dhubajyoti Chakravarti;Joseph Guttenplan;Elizabeth Hart

  • Biological and molecular bases of mammary carcinogenesis.

    Russo J;Russo Ih

  • Pattern of distribution of cells positive for estrogen receptor α and progesterone receptor in relation to proliferating cells in the mammary gland

    J. Russo;X. Ao;C. Grill;I.H. Russo

  • Development of the human breast.

    Jose Russo;Irma H. Russo

  • Antiproliferative effect of synthetic resveratrol on human breast epithelial cells.

    O P Mgbonyebi;J Russo;I H Russo

  • Developmental Stage of the Rat Mammary Gland as Determinant of Its Susceptibility to 7, 12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene

    Irma H. Russo;Jose Russo

  • Dysregulation of glucose transport, glycolysis, TCA cycle and glutaminolysis by oncogenes and tumor suppressors in cancer cells.

    Jin-Qiang Chen;Jose Russo

  • Chapter 1: Developmental, Cellular, and Molecular Basis of Human Breast Cancer

    Jose Russo;Yun-Fu Hu;Xiaoqi Yang;Irma H. Russo

  • Toward a physiological approach to breast cancer prevention.

    Jose Russo;Irma H. Russo

  • Estrogen and its metabolites are carcinogenic agents in human breast epithelial cells.

    Jose Russo;M. Hasan Lareef;Gabriela Balogh;Shanchun Guo

  • Experimentally induced mammary tumors in rats.

    Jose Russo;Irma H. Russo

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Toniolo
Paolo Toniolo New York University
Göran Hallmans
Göran Hallmans Umeå University
Fulvio Basolo
Fulvio Basolo University of Pisa
Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte
Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte New York University
Richard J. Santen
Richard J. Santen University of Virginia
Fernando Schmitt
Fernando Schmitt University of Porto
Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu
Terumi Kohwi-Shigematsu Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Thomas R. Sutter
Thomas R. Sutter University of Memphis
Ercole L. Cavalieri
Ercole L. Cavalieri University of Nebraska Medical Center
Tim H M Huang
Tim H M Huang The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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