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Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda

Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
7727
World Ranking
17330
National Ranking
92

Overview

Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Oncology.

The scientist's research covers various topics, including:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • CAR-T cell therapy research

Among the recent publications are:

  • Pembrolizumab in advanced osteosarcoma: results of a single-arm, open-label, phase 2 trial (2021), published in Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
  • Clinical and molecular implications of NAB2-STAT6 fusion variants in solitary fibrous tumour (2021), published in Pathology
  • Clonal evolution after treatment pressure in multiple myeloma: heterogenous genomic aberrations and transcriptomic convergence (2022), published in Leukemia
  • Heritable defects in telomere and mitotic function selectively predispose to sarcomas (2023), published in Science
  • Comparing the epigenetic landscape in myonuclei purified with a PCM1 antibody from a fast/glycolytic and a slow/oxidative muscle (2021), published in PLoS Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda include:

  • Ola Myklebost
  • Eivind Hovig
  • Kjetil Boye
  • Daniel Vodák
  • Susanne Lorenz

Key publication venues where this scientist has contributed multiple articles consist of:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Translational Medicine
  • British Journal of Cancer
  • Genome Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Best Publications

  • Depletion of murine intestinal microbiota: Effects on gut mucosa and epithelial gene expression

    Dag Henrik Reikvam;Alexander Erofeev;Anders Sandvik;Vedrana Grcic

  • Multi-omics of 34 colorectal cancer cell lines - a resource for biomedical studies

    Kaja C. G. Berg;Kaja C. G. Berg;Peter W. Eide;Peter W. Eide;Ina A. Eilertsen;Ina A. Eilertsen;Bjarne Johannessen;Bjarne Johannessen

  • Modulation of the Osteosarcoma Expression Phenotype by MicroRNAs

    Heidi M. Namløs;Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda;Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda;Tale Barøy;Ingrid H G Østensen

  • Functional characterisation of osteosarcoma cell lines and identification of mRNAs and miRNAs associated with aggressive cancer phenotypes

    S U Lauvrak;E Munthe;S H Kresse;E W Stratford

  • Molecular characterization of commonly used cell lines for bone tumor research: a trans-European EuroBoNet effort

    Laura Ottaviano;Karl Ludwig Schaefer;Melanie Gajewski;Wolfgang Huckenbeck

  • Performance comparison of four exome capture systems for deep sequencing

    Chandra Sekhar Reddy Chilamakuri;Susanne Lorenz;Mohammed Amin Madoui;Daniel Vodák;Daniel Vodák

  • High-resolution analysis of genetic stability of human adipose tissue stem cells cultured to senescence.

    Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda;Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda;Agate Noer;John Arne Dahl;Francesca Micci

  • The architecture and evolution of cancer neochromosomes.

    Dale W. Garsed;Dale W. Garsed;Owen J. Marshall;Vincent D.A. Corbin;Vincent D.A. Corbin;Vincent D.A. Corbin;Arthur Hsu

  • Deep Sequencing the MicroRNA Transcriptome in Colorectal Cancer

    Kristina Schee;Susanne Lorenz;Susanne Lorenz;Merete Molton Worren;Clara Cecilie Günther

  • Identification of Osteosarcoma Driver Genes by Integrative Analysis of Copy Number and Gene Expression Data

    Marieke L. Kuijjer;Halfdan Rydbeck;Stine H. Kresse;Emilie P. Buddingh

  • Multifocal Primary Prostate Cancer Exhibits High Degree of Genomic Heterogeneity.

    Marthe Løvf;Sen Zhao;Ulrika Axcrona;Bjarne Johannessen

  • Rapid Gene Expression Changes in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes upon Practice of a Comprehensive Yoga Program

    Su Qu;Solveig Mjelstad Olafsrud;Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda;Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda;Fahri Saatcioglu

  • Expression of a novel factor in human breast cancer cells with metastatic potential.

    Anne Hansen Ree;Marianne Tvermyr;Olav Engebraaten;Marianne Rooman

  • Remodeling of secretory lysosomes during education tunes functional potential in NK cells

    Jodie P. Goodridge;Jodie P. Goodridge;Benedikt Jacobs;Benedikt Jacobs;Michelle L. Saetersmoen;Michelle L. Saetersmoen;Dennis Clement;Dennis Clement

  • Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization Reveals Distinct DNA Copy Number Differences between Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and Leiomyosarcomas

    Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda;Stine H. Kresse;Ana H. Barragan-Polania;Bodil Bjerkehagen

  • HMGIC, the gene for an architectural transcription factor, is amplified and rearranged in a subset of human sarcomas

    Jeanne Marie Berner;Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda;Patrick F.J. Kools;Anne Forus

  • Genomic landscape of liposarcoma

    Deepika Kanojia;Yasunobu Nagata;Manoj Garg;Dhong Hyun Lee

  • LSAMP, a novel candidate tumor suppressor gene in human osteosarcomas, identified by array comparative genomic hybridization.

    Stine H. Kresse;Hege O. Ohnstad;Erik B. Paulsen;Bodil Bjerkehagen

  • IR/IGF1R signaling as potential target for treatment of high-grade osteosarcoma.

    Marieke L. Kuijjer;Elisabeth F P Peterse;Brendy E W M van den Akker;Inge H. Briaire-de Bruijn

  • Analyses of single-copy Arabidopsis T-DNA-transformed lines show that the presence of vector backbone sequences, short inverted repeats and DNA methylation is not sufficient or necessary for the induction of transgene silencing.

    Trine J. Meza;Biljana Stangeland;Inderjit S. Mercy;Magne Skårn

Frequent Co-Authors

Ola Myklebost
Ola Myklebost University of Bergen
Eivind Hovig
Eivind Hovig University of Oslo
Ragnhild A. Lothe
Ragnhild A. Lothe University of Oslo
Rolf Inge Skotheim
Rolf Inge Skotheim Oslo University Hospital
Erlend B. Smeland
Erlend B. Smeland Oslo University Hospital
Pancras C.W. Hogendoorn
Pancras C.W. Hogendoorn Leiden University Medical Center
Michael S. Lawrence
Michael S. Lawrence Harvard University
Anders Sundan
Anders Sundan Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Øystein Fodstad
Øystein Fodstad Oslo University Hospital
Karl-Johan Malmberg
Karl-Johan Malmberg Oslo University Hospital

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