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Kojo S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Genetics, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics including:

  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Kojo S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson has published extensively in prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Blood (11 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Leukemia (2 publications)
  • Blood Advances (2 publications)
  • Cancer Discovery (2 publications)

Notable recent papers authored by the scientist include:

  • "The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms", 2022, Leukemia
  • "International evidence-based consensus diagnostic and treatment guidelines for unicentric Castleman disease," 2020, Blood Advances
  • "Mastermind: A Comprehensive Genomic Association Search Engine for Empirical Evidence Curation and Genetic Variant Interpretation," 2020, Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Enabling Precision Oncology Through Precision Diagnostics," 2020, Annual Review of Pathology Mechanisms of Disease
  • "Correction: "The 5th edition of The World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms" Leukemia. 2022 Jul;36(7):1720-1748," 2023, Leukemia

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of co-authors including Megan S. Lim, Özlem Önder, Rui Wu, Anagh A. Sahasrabuddhe, and Vinodh Pillai. These partnerships contribute to the interdisciplinary nature of their research and its application across hematologic malignancies and molecular diagnostics.

Best Publications

  • ALK1 and p80 expression and chromosomal rearrangements involving 2p23 in inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.

    Cheryl M. Coffin;Ankita Patel;Sherrie Perkins;Kojo S J Elenitoba-Johnson

  • International, evidence-based consensus diagnostic criteria for HHV-8–negative/idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease

    David C. Fajgenbaum;Thomas S. Uldrick;Adam Bagg;Dale Frank

  • CGG Repeat-Associated Translation Mediates Neurodegeneration in Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome

    Peter K. Todd;Seok Yoon Oh;Amy Krans;Fang He

  • Mechanistic rationale for inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in ETS gene fusion-positive prostate cancer.

    J. Chad Brenner;Bushra Ateeq;Yong Li;Anastasia K. Yocum

  • Real-time multiplex PCR assays.

    Carl T. Wittwer;Mark G. Herrmann;Cameron N. Gundry;Kojo S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson

  • Clinical Implications of Plasma-Based Genotyping With the Delivery of Personalized Therapy in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

    Charu Aggarwal;Jeffrey C. Thompson;Taylor A. Black;Sharyn I. Katz

  • International, evidence-based consensus treatment guidelines for idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease

    Frits Van Rhee;Peter Voorhees;Angela Dispenzieri;Alexander Fosså

  • Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.

    L. Jeffrey Medeiros;Kojo S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson

  • High prevalence of somatic MAP2K1 mutations in BRAF V600E-negative Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

    Noah A. Brown;Larissa V. Furtado;Bryan L. Betz;Mark J. Kiel

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic NOTCH2 mutations in splenic marginal zone lymphoma

    Mark J. Kiel;Thirunavukkarasu Velusamy;Bryan L. Betz;Lili Zhao

  • Subcutaneous panniculitic T-cell lymphoma is a tumor of cytotoxic T lymphocytes

    Shimareet Kumar;Lazlo Krenacs;Jeffrey Medeiros;Kojo S.J Elenitoba-Johnson

  • Pathological Findings in Human Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome

    Megan S. Lim;Stephen E. Straus;Janet K. Dale;Thomas A. Fleisher

  • Activating FGFR2-RAS-BRAF mutations in ameloblastoma.

    Noah A. Brown;Delphine Cm Rolland;Jonathan B. McHugh;Helmut C. Weigelin

  • The PAF complex synergizes with MLL fusion proteins at HOX loci to promote leukemogenesis.

    Andrew G. Muntean;Jiaying Tan;Kajal Sitwala;Yongsheng Huang

  • Integrated genomic sequencing reveals mutational landscape of T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia

    Mark J. Kiel;Thirunavukkarasu Velusamy;Delphine Rolland;Anagh A. Sahasrabuddhe

  • Multiple interactions recruit MLL1 and MLL1 fusion proteins to the HOXA9 locus in leukemogenesis.

    Thomas A. Milne;Jaehoon Kim;Gang G. Wang;Sonja C. Stadler

  • Homozygous Deletions at Chromosome 9p21 Involving p16 and p15 Are Associated With Histologic Progression in Follicle Center Lymphoma

    Kojo S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson;Randy D. Gascoyne;Megan S. Lim;Mukesh Chhanabai

  • Involvement of multiple signaling pathways in follicular lymphoma transformation: p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase as a target for therapy

    Kojo S. J. Elenitoba-Johnson;Stephen D. Jenson;Robert T. Abbott;Robert A. Palais

  • High expression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) and splice variants is a distinctive feature of poor-prognosis chronic lymphocytic leukemia

    Helen McCarthy;William G. Wierda;William G. Wierda;Lynn L. Barron;Lynn L. Barron;Candy C. Cromwell;Candy C. Cromwell

  • High-Frequency Targetable EGFR Mutations in Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinomas Arising from Inverted Sinonasal Papilloma.

    Aaron M. Udager;Delphine C.M. Rolland;Jonathan B. McHugh;Bryan L. Betz

Frequent Co-Authors

Megan S. Lim
Megan S. Lim University of Pennsylvania
Mitchell S. Cairo
Mitchell S. Cairo New York Medical College
L. Jeffrey Medeiros
L. Jeffrey Medeiros The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Elaine S. Jaffe
Elaine S. Jaffe National Institutes of Health
Henry L. Paulson
Henry L. Paulson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alexey I. Nesvizhskii
Alexey I. Nesvizhskii University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michele Pagano
Michele Pagano New York University
Yoon Kyung Jeon
Yoon Kyung Jeon Seoul National University Hospital
Carl T. Wittwer
Carl T. Wittwer University of Utah
Nallasivam Palanisamy
Nallasivam Palanisamy Henry Ford Health System

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