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1958
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Overview

Ola Myklebost is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has developed a research profile centered on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans multiple specialties with notable contributions in cancer research, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, and pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's publication record includes a significant focus on cancer-related topics, particularly around diagnostics and molecular mechanisms. Key subjects in their research include:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Soft tissue tumor case studies

Ola Myklebost has published extensively in prominent venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Nature Communications
  • Genome Medicine
  • Pathology
  • Leukemia
  • Science

Recent papers by the scientist include:

  • Multimodal analysis of cell-free DNA whole-genome sequencing for pediatric cancers with low mutational burden, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Clinical and molecular implications of NAB2-STAT6 fusion variants in solitary fibrous tumour, 2021, Pathology
  • Clonal evolution after treatment pressure in multiple myeloma: heterogenous genomic aberrations and transcriptomic convergence, 2022, Leukemia
  • Heritable defects in telomere and mitotic function selectively predispose to sarcomas, 2023, Science
  • Cell Fusion of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Breast Cancer Cells Leads to the Formation of Hybrid Cells Exhibiting Diverse and Individual (Stem Cell) Characteristics, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Throughout their career, Ola Myklebost has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda
  • Eivind Hovig
  • Sigve Nakken
  • Daniel Vodák
  • Kjetil Boye

Best Publications

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • The MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC) project shows inter- and intraplatform reproducibility of gene expression measurements

    Leming Shi;Laura H. Reid;Wendell D. Jones;Richard Shippy

  • Surface location and high affinity for calcium of a 500-kd liver membrane protein closely related to the LDL-receptor suggest a physiological role as lipoprotein receptor.

    J. Herz;U. Hamann;S. Rogne;Ola Myklebost

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Small-molecule MDM2 antagonists reveal aberrant p53 signaling in cancer: implications for therapy.

    Christian Tovar;James Rosinski;Zoran Filipovic;Brian Higgins

  • Distinct H3F3A and H3F3B driver mutations define chondroblastoma and giant cell tumor of bone.

    Sam Behjati;Sam Behjati;Patrick S Tarpey;Nadège Presneau;Susanne Scheipl;Susanne Scheipl

  • Tumor-Infiltrating Macrophages Are Associated with Metastasis Suppression in High-Grade Osteosarcoma: A Rationale for Treatment with Macrophage Activating Agents

    Emilie P. Buddingh;Marieke L. Kuijjer;Ronald A J Duim;Horst Bürger

  • Extensive transduction of nonrepetitive DNA mediated by L1 retrotransposition in cancer genomes

    Jose M. C. Tubio;Yilong Li;Young Seok Ju;Inigo Martincorena

  • 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

  • Structure of the Supernumerary Ring and Giant Rod Chromosomes in Adipose Tissue Tumors

    Florence Pedeutour;Anne Forus;Jean Michel Coindre;Jeanne Marie Berner

  • Levels of nm23 messenger RNA in metastatic malignant melanomas: inverse correlation to disease progression.

    Vivi Ann Flørenes;Steinar Aamdal;Ola Myklebost;Gunhild M. Maelandsmo

  • MDM2 Gene Amplification and Transcript Levels in Human Sarcomas: Relationship to TP53 Gene Status

    Vivi Ann Flørenes;Gunhild Mari Mælandsmo;Anne Forus;Åshild Andreassen

  • 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

  • Recurrent mutation of IGF signalling genes and distinct patterns of genomic rearrangement in osteosarcoma

    Sam Behjati;Sam Behjati;Patrick S. Tarpey;Kerstin Haase;Hongtao Ye

  • Monogenic and polygenic determinants of sarcoma risk: an international genetic study

    Mandy L. Ballinger;Mandy L. Ballinger;Mandy L. Ballinger;David L. Goode;David L. Goode;Isabelle Ray-Coquard;Paul A. James;Paul A. James

  • 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

  • Diagnostic and prognostic gene expression signatures in 177 soft tissue sarcomas: hypoxia-induced transcription profile signifies metastatic potential

    Princy Francis;Heidi Maria Namløs;Christoph Müller;Patrik Edén

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda
Leonardo A. Meza-Zepeda Oslo University Hospital
Eivind Hovig
Eivind Hovig University of Oslo
Ragnhild A. Lothe
Ragnhild A. Lothe University of Oslo
Øystein Fodstad
Øystein Fodstad Oslo University Hospital
Florence Pedeutour
Florence Pedeutour Grenoble Alpes University
Rolf Inge Skotheim
Rolf Inge Skotheim Oslo University Hospital
Adrienne M. Flanagan
Adrienne M. Flanagan University College London
Erlend B. Smeland
Erlend B. Smeland Oslo University Hospital
Peter J. Campbell
Peter J. Campbell Wellcome Sanger Institute
David C. Wedge
David C. Wedge University of Manchester

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