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Laura S. Schmidt is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans significant areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on the molecular mechanisms and clinical aspects of cancer, particularly renal cell carcinoma.

The main fields of study associated with Schmidt's work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, subfields of study frequently addressed are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Plant Science
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Schmidt's research topics reflect a concentration on renal cancers and genetic factors influencing cancer development, along with related diagnostic and treatment strategies. Key topics include:

  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Frequent publication venues for Schmidt and collaborators include:

  • Médecine du Sommeil
  • Urology
  • Cancer Research
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

Significant recent papers authored by Schmidt highlight diverse research areas such as hereditary renal syndromes and molecular diagnostics:

  • PRDM10 RCC: A Birt-Hogg-Dubé-like Syndrome Associated With Lipoma and Highly Penetrant, Aggressive Renal Tumors Morphologically Resembling Type 2 Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma, 2023, Urology
  • Comparative analyses define differences between BHD-associated renal tumour and sporadic chromophobe renal cell carcinoma, 2023, EBioMedicine
  • Mosaicism in Tumor Suppressor Gene Syndromes: Prevalence, Diagnostic Strategies, and Transmission Risk, 2022, Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics
  • Implementing biofeedback as a proactive coping strategy: Psychological and physiological effects on anticipatory stress, 2021, Behaviour Research and Therapy
  • Tuning Nanobodies' Bioactivity: Coupling to Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticles Allows the Intracellular Interference with Survivin, 2023, Small

Collaboration frequently occurs with a core group of coauthors who have contributed extensively to Schmidt's research output. These coauthors include:

  • Cathy D. Vocke
  • Mark W. Ball
  • W. Marston Linehan
  • Christopher J. Ricketts
  • Sophie Schlatter

Best Publications

  • Comprehensivemolecular characterization of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Chad J. Creighton;Margaret Morgan;Preethi H. Gunaratne;Preethi H. Gunaratne;David A. Wheeler

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • The Molecular Taxonomy of Primary Prostate Cancer

    Adam Abeshouse;Jaeil Ahn;Rehan Akbani;Adrian Ally

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Mutations of the VHL tumour suppressor gene in renal carcinoma

    J.R. Gnarra;K. Tory;Y. Weng;L. Schmidt

  • Germline and Somatic Mutations in the Tyrosine Kinase Domain of the MET Proto-Oncogene in Papillary Renal Carcinomas

    L. Schmidt;F.-M. Duh;F. Chen;T. Kishida

  • Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Papillary Renal-Cell Carcinoma.

    W. Marston Linehan;Paul T. Spellman;Christopher J. Ricketts;Chad J. Creighton

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Mutations in a novel gene lead to kidney tumors, lung wall defects, and benign tumors of the hair follicle in patients with the Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.

    Michael L. Nickerson;Michelle B. Warren;Jorge R. Toro;Vera Matrosova

  • The genetic basis of kidney cancer: a metabolic disease

    W. Marston Linehan;Ramaprasad Srinivasan;Laura S. Schmidt

  • Comprehensive Analysis of Alternative Splicing Across Tumors from 8,705 Patients.

    André Kahles;Kjong-Van Lehmann;Nora C Toussaint;Matthias Hüser

  • The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Caleb F. Davis;Christopher J. Ricketts;Min Wang;Lixing Yang

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • The Cancer Genome Atlas Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Christopher J Ricketts;Aguirre A De Cubas;Huihui Fan;Christof C Smith

  • Improved Identification of von Hippel-Lindau Gene Alterations in Clear Cell Renal Tumors

    Michael L. Nickerson;Erich Jaeger;Yangu Shi;Jeffrey A. Durocher

  • Germline mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor gene: correlations with phenotype

    Chen F;Kishida T;Yao M;Hustad T

  • BHD mutations, clinical and molecular genetic investigations of Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome: A new series of 50 families and a review of published reports

    J. R. Toro;M.-H. Wei;G. M. Glenn;M. Weinreich

  • Germline mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) gene in families from North America, Europe, and Japan.

    Berton Zbar;Takeshi Kishida;Fan Chen;Laura Schmidt

  • The Molecular Taxonomy of Primary Prostate Cancer

    Adam Abeshouse;Jaeil Ahn;Rehan Akbani;Adrian Ally

Frequent Co-Authors

W. Marston Linehan
W. Marston Linehan National Institutes of Health
Berton Zbar
Berton Zbar National Institutes of Health
Maria J. Merino
Maria J. Merino National Institutes of Health
Christopher J. Ricketts
Christopher J. Ricketts National Institutes of Health
Michael I. Lerman
Michael I. Lerman National Institutes of Health
Peter L. Choyke
Peter L. Choyke National Institutes of Health
Rameen Beroukhim
Rameen Beroukhim Harvard University
Hui Shen
Hui Shen Van Andel Institute
Andrew D. Cherniack
Andrew D. Cherniack Broad Institute
Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University

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