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Martin Widschwendter is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interconnected fields within medicine and the biological sciences, with a particular focus on molecular biology, reproductive medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, cancer research, and epidemiology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of focus encompass:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Cancer Research
  • Epidemiology

Key topics that characterize their work cover:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Martin Widschwendter has contributed to multiple scientific publications. Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "Biomarkers of aging for the identification and evaluation of longevity interventions," 2023, published in Cell
  • "Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement," 2020, published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Validation of biomarkers of aging," 2024, published in Nature Medicine
  • "Prognostic gene expression signature for high-grade serous ovarian cancer," 2020, published in Annals of Oncology
  • "Radiotherapy Versus Inguinofemoral Lymphadenectomy as Treatment for Vulvar Cancer Patients With Micrometastases in the Sentinel Node: Results of GROINSS-V II," 2021, published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Martin Widschwendter include:

  • Chiara Herzog
  • Iona Evans
  • Allison Jones
  • Elisa Redl
  • Daniel Reisel

The research outputs appear regularly in several scientific venues, notably:

  • International Journal of Cancer
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ISRCTN Registry
  • Nature Communications
  • Clinical Cancer Research

Best Publications

  • CpG island methylator phenotype underlies sporadic microsatellite instability and is tightly associated with BRAF mutation in colorectal cancer.

    Daniel J Weisenberger;Kimberly D Siegmund;Mihaela Campan;Joanne Young

  • Ovarian cancer screening and mortality in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS): a randomised controlled trial.

    Ian J Jacobs;Ian J Jacobs;Ian J Jacobs;Usha Menon;Andy Ryan;Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj

  • Epigenetic stem cell signature in cancer.

    Martin Widschwendter;Heidi Fiegl;Heidi Fiegl;Daniel Egle;Elisabeth Mueller-Holzner

  • Age-dependent DNA methylation of genes that are suppressed in stem cells is a hallmark of cancer

    Andrew E. Teschendorff;Usha Menon;Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj;Susan J. Ramus

  • Osteoclast differentiation factor RANKL controls development of progestin-driven mammary cancer.

    Daniel Schramek;Andreas Leibbrandt;Verena Sigl;Lukas Kenner

  • DNA methylation and breast carcinogenesis.

    Martin Widschwendter;Peter A Jones

  • FBXW7/hCDC4 is a general tumor suppressor in human cancer

    Shahab Akhoondi;Dahui Sun;Natalie von der Lehr;Sophia Apostolidou

  • Association of Breast Cancer DNA Methylation Profiles with Hormone Receptor Status and Response to Tamoxifen

    Martin Widschwendter;Kimberly D. Siegmund;Peter A. Jones;Peter W. Laird

  • Menopause accelerates biological aging

    Morgan E. Levine;Ake T. Lu;Brian H. Chen;Dena G. Hernandez

  • DNA Methylation in Serum of Breast Cancer Patients: An Independent Prognostic Marker

    Hannes M Müller;Andreas Widschwendter;Heidi Fiegl;Lennart Ivarsson

  • A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer at 2q31 and 8q24

    Ellen L Goode;Georgia Chenevix-Trench;Honglin Song;Susan J Ramus

  • An epigenetic signature in peripheral blood predicts active ovarian cancer.

    Andrew E. Teschendorff;Usha Menon;Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj;Susan J. Ramus

  • Methylation changes in faecal DNA: a marker for colorectal cancer screening?

    Hannes M Müller;Michael Oberwalder;Heidi Fiegl;Maria Morandell

  • hCDC4 Gene Mutations in Endometrial Cancer

    Charles H. Spruck;Heimo Strohmaier;Olle Sangfelt;Hannes M. Müller

  • Methylation and Silencing of the Retinoic Acid Receptor-β2 Gene in Breast Cancer

    Martin Widschwendter;Jennifer Berger;Martin Hermann;Hannes M. Müller

  • Tubal ligation and the risk of ovarian cancer: review and meta-analysis

    David Cibula;M. Widschwendter;Ondřej Májek;Ladislav Dušek

  • DNA Hypomethylation and Ovarian Cancer Biology

    Martin Widschwendter;Guanchao Jiang;Christian Woods;Hannes M. Müller

  • Dose-Response Association of CD8(+) Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Survival Time in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

    Ellen L. Goode;Matthew S. Block;Kimberly R. Kalli;Robert A. Vierkant

  • Circulating Tumor-Specific DNA: A Marker for Monitoring Efficacy of Adjuvant Therapy in Cancer Patients

    Heidi Fiegl;Simone Millinger;Elisabeth Mueller-Holzner;Christian Marth

  • Independent surrogate variable analysis to deconvolve confounding factors in large-scale microarray profiling studies

    Andrew E. Teschendorff;Joanna Zhuang;Martin Widschwendter

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew E. Teschendorff
Andrew E. Teschendorff University College London
Usha Menon
Usha Menon University College London
Ian Jacobs
Ian Jacobs University of New South Wales
Susan J. Ramus
Susan J. Ramus University of New South Wales
Peter W. Laird
Peter W. Laird Van Andel Institute
Stephan Beck
Stephan Beck University College London
Peter A. Fasching
Peter A. Fasching University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Ellen L. Goode
Ellen L. Goode Mayo Clinic
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge

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