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Leif C. Andersson

Leif C. Andersson

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
23547
World Ranking
3345
National Ranking
22

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Leif C. Andersson is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research activity spans several key fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Epidemiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Gastroenterology as subfields.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics of research, notably:

  • Celiac Disease Research and Management
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease

Among recent publications authored by or coauthored with Leif C. Andersson are:

  • Gliadin Nanoparticles Induce Immune Tolerance to Gliadin in Mouse Models of Celiac Disease, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Tetraspanin CD63 independently predicts poor prognosis in colorectal cancer., 2020, PubMed
  • Hantavirus infection-induced B cell activation elevates free light chains levels in circulation, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • Low Expression of Stanniocalcin 1 (STC-1) Protein Is Associated With Poor Clinicopathologic Features of Endometrial Cancer, 2021, Pathology & Oncology Research
  • Urinary Excretion of Iohexol as a Permeability Marker in a Mouse Model of Intestinal Inflammation: Time Course, Performance and Welfare Considerations, 2021, Animals

Frequent collaborators include Tobias Freitag, Tuomas Kaprio, Caj Haglund, Seppo Meri, and Jaana Hagström.

Publication venues where Leif C. Andersson has frequently appeared include Gastroenterology, PubMed, PLoS Pathogens, Pathology & Oncology Research, and Animals.

In 2009, Leif C. Andersson became a member of the Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • Effect of the Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor STI571 in a Patient with a Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

    Heikki Joensuu;Peter J. Roberts;Maarit Sarlomo-Rikala;Leif C. Andersson

  • Ornithine decarboxylase activity is critical for cell transformation.

    Merja Auvinen;Aino Paasinen;Leif C. Andersson;Erkki Hölttä

  • K562--a human erythroleukemic cell line.

    Leif C. Andersson;Kenneth Nilsson;Carl G. Gahmberg

  • Induction of erythroid differentiation in the human leukaemia cell line K562

    Leif C. Andersson;Mikko Jokinen;Carl G. Gahmberg

  • Selective radioactive labeling of cell surface sialoglycoproteins by periodate-tritiated borohydride.

    C G Gahmberg;L C Andersson

  • A role for estrogen receptor β in the regulation of growth of the ventral prostate

    Zhang Weihua;Sari Mäkelä;Sari Mäkelä;Leif C. Andersson;Leif C. Andersson;Saija Salmi

  • Sex hormone regulation of in vitro immune response. Estradiol enhances human B cell maturation via inhibition of suppressor T cells in pokeweed mitogen-stimulated cultures.

    Timo Paavonen;Leif C. Andersson;Herman Adlercreutz

  • Pulmonary vascular endothelial growth factor and Flt-1 in fetuses, in acute and chronic lung disease, and in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.

    Patrik Lassus;Maila Turanlahti;Päivi Heikkilä;Leif C. Andersson

  • DNA sequence copy number changes in gastrointestinal stromal tumors: tumor progression and prognostic significance.

    Wa’el El-Rifai;Maarit Sarlomo-Rikala;Leif C. Andersson;Sakari Knuutila

  • Use of cancer‐specific genomic rearrangements to quantify disease burden in plasma from patients with solid tumors

    David J. McBride;Arto K. Orpana;Christos Sotiriou;Heikki Joensuu

  • Leukocyte surface origin of human alpha1-acid glycoprotein (orosomucoid).

    Carl G. Gahmberg;LC Andersson

  • KIT and platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha tyrosine kinase gene mutations and KIT amplifications in human solid tumors.

    Harri Sihto;Maarit Sarlomo-Rikala;Olli Tynninen;Minna Tanner

  • Allograft response in vitro.

    Pekka Hayry;Leif C. Andersson;Stig Nordling;Martti Virolainen

  • Regulation of the p59fyn protein tyrosine kinase by the CD45 phosphotyrosine phosphatase

    Tomas Mustelin;Tiina Inkeri Pessa-Morikawa;Matti Reino Olavi Autero;Martin Gassmann

  • Transcription Factor PROX1 Induces Colon Cancer Progression by Promoting the Transition from Benign to Highly Dysplastic Phenotype

    Tatiana Petrova;Antti Nykänen;Camilla Norrmen;Konstantin I Ivanov

  • Binding of progestins to the glucocorticoid receptor. Correlation to their glucocorticoid-like effects on in vitro functions of human mononuclear leukocytes.

    Kimmo Kontula;Timo Paavonen;Tapani Luukkainen;Leif C. Andersson

  • Stanniocalcin: A molecular guard of neurons during cerebral ischemia

    Ke-zhou Zhang;Perttu J. Lindsberg;Turgut Tatlisumak;Markku Kaste

  • BCL2 regulates neural differentiation.

    K Z Zhang;J A Westberg;E Hölttä;L C Andersson

  • Characterization of surface glycoproteins of mouse lymphoid cells.

    Carl C. Gahmberg;Pekka Häyry;Leif C. Andersson

  • DNA Copy Number Losses in Chromosome 14: An Early Change in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

    Wa'el El-Rifai;Maarit Sarlomo-Rikala;Markku Miettinen;Sakari Knuutila

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl G. Gahmberg
Carl G. Gahmberg University of Helsinki
Pekka Häyry
Pekka Häyry University of Helsinki
Sakari Knuutila
Sakari Knuutila University of Helsinki
Tomas Mustelin
Tomas Mustelin University of Washington
Kari Alitalo
Kari Alitalo University of Helsinki
Caj Haglund
Caj Haglund University of Helsinki
Markku Miettinen
Markku Miettinen National Cancer Institute
Kenneth Nilsson
Kenneth Nilsson Uppsala University
Wael El-Rifai
Wael El-Rifai University of Miami
Karl E. O. Åkerman
Karl E. O. Åkerman University of Helsinki

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