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Julie M. Cunningham

Julie M. Cunningham

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Medicine

D-Index
104
Citations
41152
World Ranking
7032
National Ranking
3694

Overview

Julie M. Cunningham is a researcher affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these areas, they have contributed extensively to subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Reproductive Medicine, Cancer Research, and Oncology.

The research topics frequently addressed in Cunningham's publications include ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA modifications and cancer, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, molecular biology techniques and applications, and genetic associations and epidemiology.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research. Notable publications include:

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology (2021) - Nature Genetics
  • The genomic and immune landscape of long-term survivors of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (2022) - Nature Genetics
  • Molecular Subclasses of Clear Cell Ovarian Carcinoma and Their Impact on Disease Behavior and Outcomes (2022) - Clinical Cancer Research
  • BRCA1 Promoter Methylation and Clinical Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis (2020) - JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Population-based targeted sequencing of 54 candidate genes identifies PALB2 as a susceptibility gene for high-grade serous ovarian cancer (2020) - Journal of Medical Genetics

Cunningham frequently collaborates with several coauthors, among them:

  • Ellen L. Goode
  • Robert A. Vierkant
  • Stacey J. Winham
  • Paul D.P. Pharoah
  • Susan J. Ramus

Their publications have appeared in various venues, with a higher frequency in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Clinical Cancer Research

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Hypermethylation of the hMLH1 promoter in colon cancer with microsatellite instability

    Julie M. Cunningham;Eric R. Christensen;David J. Tester;Cheong Yong Kim

  • Genome-partitioning of genetic variation for complex traits using common SNPs

    Jian Yang;Teri A. Manolio;Louis R. Pasquale;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Immunohistochemistry Versus Microsatellite Instability Testing in Phenotyping Colorectal Tumors

    Noralane M. Lindor;Lawrence J. Burgart;Olga Leontovich;Richard M. Goldberg

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • The gene mutated in autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease encodes a large, receptor-like protein.

    Christopher J. Ward;Marie C. Hogan;Sandro Rossetti;Denise Walker

  • Microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer: different mutator phenotypes and the principal involvement of hMLH1.

    Stephen N. Thibodeau;Amy J. French;Julie M. Cunningham;David Tester

  • Mutations in AXIN2 cause colorectal cancer with defective mismatch repair by activating beta-catenin/TCF signalling.

    Liu W;Dong X;Mai M;Seelan Rs

  • Altered Expression of hMSH2 and hMLH1 in Tumors with Microsatellite Instability and Genetic Alterations in Mismatch Repair Genes

    Stephen N. Thibodeau;Amy J. French;Patrick C. Roche;Julie M. Cunningham

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Hormone-receptor expression and ovarian cancer survival: an Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium study

    Weiva Sieh;Martin Köbel;Teri A Longacre;David D Bowtell;David D Bowtell

  • Germline Mutations in the BRIP1, BARD1, PALB2, and NBN Genes in Women With Ovarian Cancer

    Susan J. Ramus;Honglin Song;Ed Dicks;Jonathan P. Tyrer

  • Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

    Catherine M Phelan;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Jonathan P Tyrer;Siddhartha P Kar

  • Common sequence variants on 2p15 and Xp11.22 confer susceptibility to prostate cancer

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • Mutations in DNMT1 cause hereditary sensory neuropathy with dementia and hearing loss

    Christopher J. Klein;Maria Victoria Botuyan;Yanhong Wu;Christopher J. Ward

  • The frequency of hereditary defective mismatch repair in a prospective series of unselected colorectal carcinomas.

    Julie M. Cunningham;Cheong Yong Kim;Eric R. Christensen;David J. Tester

  • GWAS meta-analysis and replication identifies three new susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer

    Paul D.P. Pharoah;Ya Yu Tsai;Susan J. Ramus;Catherine M. Phelan

  • Mutations in CHEK2 associated with prostate cancer risk.

    Xiangyang Dong;Liang Wang;Ken Taniguchi;Xianshu Wang

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen L. Goode
Ellen L. Goode Mayo Clinic
Brooke L. Fridley
Brooke L. Fridley University of Kansas
Joellen M. Schildkraut
Joellen M. Schildkraut University of Virginia
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Susan J. Ramus
Susan J. Ramus University of New South Wales
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Andrew Berchuck
Andrew Berchuck Duke University
Catherine M. Phelan
Catherine M. Phelan University of South Florida

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