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Marjanka K. Schmidt is affiliated with the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in genetics, oncology, and cancer biology. Their work spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with significant focus on Genetics, Oncology, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's publications frequently address topics such as BRCA gene mutations in cancer, breast cancer treatment studies, global cancer incidence and screening, cancer genomics and diagnostics, cancer risks and factors, genetic associations and epidemiology, and nutrition, genetics, and disease.

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease

Their recent papers reflect a focus on breast cancer detection, germline variant pathology, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer diagnosis and treatment, clinical prediction models, and polygenic risk assessment across multiple cancers.

  • Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement, 2020, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • Pathology of Tumors Associated With Pathogenic Germline Variants in 9 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes, 2022, JAMA Oncology
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis, stage, and initial treatment of breast cancer in the Netherlands: a population-based study, 2021, Journal of Hematology & Oncology
  • Methodological guidance for the evaluation and updating of clinical prediction models: a systematic review, 2022, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers, 2020, Nature Communications

Marjanka K. Schmidt has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Douglas F. Easton, Montserrat García-Closas, Jenny Chang-Claude, Paul D.P. Pharoah, and Manjeet K. Bolla. These collaborations indicate an active engagement within a network of researchers specializing in cancer genetics and epidemiology.

The scientist's work is regularly published in venues such as The Breast, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancer Research, European Journal of Cancer, and npj Breast Cancer, showing a consistent presence in journals focused on oncology and cancer research.

  • The Breast
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • European Journal of Cancer
  • npj Breast Cancer

Best Publications

  • Subtyping of breast cancer by immunohistochemistry to investigate a relationship between subtype and short and long term survival: a collaborative analysis of data for 10,159 cases from 12 studies

    Fiona M. Blows;Kristy E. Driver;Marjanka K. Schmidt;Annegien Broeks

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

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

  • Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Per Hall;Anna Gonzalez-Neira;Maya Ghoussaini

  • RAD51B in Familial Breast Cancer

    Liisa M. Pelttari;Sofia Khan;Mikko Vuorela;Johanna I. Kiiski

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Associations of Breast Cancer Risk Factors With Tumor Subtypes: A Pooled Analysis From the Breast Cancer Association Consortium Studies

    Xiaohong R. Yang;Jenny Chang-Claude;Ellen L. Goode;Fergus J. Couch

  • Breast Cancer Risk Genes - Association Analysis in More than 113,000 Women

    Leila Dorling;Sara Carvalho;Jamie Allen

  • A common coding variant in CASP8 is associated with breast cancer risk

    Angela Cox;Alison M. Dunning;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Sabapathy Balasubramanian

  • Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

    John R.B. Perry;Felix Day;Cathy E. Elks;Patrick Sulem

  • Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

  • 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

  • Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

    Nasim Mavaddat;Paul D.P. Pharoah;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Tyrer

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk

    Sofia Khan;Dario Greco;Dario Greco;Kyriaki Michailidou;Roger L. Milne;Roger L. Milne

  • BOADICEA: a comprehensive breast cancer risk prediction model incorporating genetic and nongenetic risk factors.

    Andrew Lee;Nasim Mavaddat;Amber N Wilcox;Alex P Cunningham

  • Newly discovered breast cancer susceptibility loci on 3p24 and 17q23.2.

    Shahana Ahmed;Gilles Thomas;Maya Ghoussaini;Catherine S. Healey

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci

    Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Fergus J. Couch;Sara Lindstrom;Kyriaki Michailidou

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Day Fr;Thompson Dj;elgason H;Chasman Di

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Peter A. Fasching
Peter A. Fasching University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Douglas F. Easton
Douglas F. Easton University of Cambridge
Stig E. Bojesen
Stig E. Bojesen University of Copenhagen
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge

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