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Overview

Ralph S. Lachman is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology, and Archeology.

The scientist's recent publications cover a variety of topics related to health, metabolism, and ancient diseases. Notable papers include:

  • Atherosclerosis in ancient mummified humans: the global HORUS study, 2024, European Heart Journal
  • Fibroblast growth factor-21 and Visfatin as potential predictors for metabolic risk factors in obese children, 2024, Scientific Reports
  • Bone Health and its Relation to Energy Intake, Fat Mass and its Distribution, 2020, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences
  • Correlation between Gut Microbiota, its Metabolic Products, and their Association with Liver Enzymes among Sample of Egyptian Females, 2021, Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Clinical significance of serum gonadotropin and androgen levels among Egyptian overweight/obese pubertal girls, 2021, Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

The main research topics covered in their work include:

  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Paleopathology and ancient diseases
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor Research

Frequent coauthors contributing to these research efforts include:

  • Sahar A. El-Masry
  • Nayera E. Hassan
  • Aya Khalil
  • Randall C. Thompson
  • M Linda Sutherland

Publications by Ralph S. Lachman have appeared in a range of journals, often those with a medical and biological focus. Regular publication venues include:

  • Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences
  • European Heart Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Best Publications

  • Nosology and classification of genetic skeletal disorders : 2010 revision

    Matthew L. Warman;Valerie Cormier-Daire;Christine Hall;Deborah Krakow;Deborah Krakow

  • Thanatophoric dysplasia (types I and II) caused by distinct mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3

    Patricia L. Tavormina;Rita Shiang;Leslie M. Thompson;Ya-Zhen Zhu

  • Nosology and classification of genetic skeletal disorders: 2015 revision

    Luisa Bonafe;Valerie Cormier-Daire;Christine Hall;Ralph Lachman

  • Pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia due to mutations in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein gene

    M D Briggs;S M Hoffman;L M King;A S Olsen

  • Mutations in the gene encoding filamin B disrupt vertebral segmentation, joint formation and skeletogenesis

    Deborah Krakow;Deborah Krakow;Stephen P Robertson;Lily M King;Timothy Morgan

  • Pachydermoperiostosis: an update

    M. Castori;L. Sinibaldi;R. Mingarelli;R. S. Lachman

  • Gain-of-function mutations in TRPV4 cause autosomal dominant brachyolmia.

    Matthew J Rock;Jean Prenen;Vincent A Funari;Tara L Funari

  • Mutations in the Gene Encoding the Calcium-Permeable Ion Channel TRPV4 Produce Spondylometaphyseal Dysplasia, Kozlowski Type and Metatropic Dysplasia

    Deborah Krakow;Joris Vriens;Natalia Camacho;Phi Luong

  • Guidelines for the prenatal diagnosis of fetal skeletal dysplasias

    Deborah Krakow;Ralph S. Lachman;David L. Rimoin

  • Diverse mutations in the gene for cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in the pseudoachondroplasia-multiple epiphyseal dysplasia disease spectrum.

    Michael D. Briggs;Michael D. Briggs;Geert R. Mortier;William G. Cole;Lily M. King

  • Patent ductus arteriosus complicating the respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants

    Donald W. Thibeault;George C. Emmanouilides;Ronald J. Nelson;Ralph S. Lachman

  • Review of clinical presentation and diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis IVA

    C.J. Hendriksz;P. Harmatz;M. Beck;S. Jones

  • International nomenclature and classification of the osteochondrodysplasias (1997) international working group on constitutional diseases of bone

    David L. Rimoin;Glair A. Francomano;Andres Giedion;Christine Hall

  • Molecular, radiologic, and histopathologic correlations in thanatophoric dysplasia

    William R. Wilcox;William R. Wilcox;Patricia L. Tavormina;Deborah Krakow;Deborah Krakow;Hiroshi Kitoh

  • Exome Sequencing Identifies PDE4D Mutations in Acrodysostosis

    Hane Lee;John M. Graham;John M. Graham;David L. Rimoin;Ralph S. Lachman;Ralph S. Lachman

  • A Recessive Skeletal Dysplasia, SEMD Aggrecan Type, Results From a Missense Mutation Affecting the C-type Lectin Domain of Aggrecan

    Stuart W. Tompson;Barry Merriman;Vincent A. Funari;Vincent A. Funari;Maryline Fresquet

  • Severe achondroplasia with developmental delay and acanthosis nigricans (SADDAN): Phenotypic analysis of a new skeletal dysplasia caused by a Lys650Met mutation in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3

    Gary A. Bellus;Michael J. Bamshad;Kelly A. Przylepa;John Dorst

  • A molecular and clinical study of Larsen syndrome caused by mutations in FLNB

    Louise S Bicknell;Claire Farrington-Rock;Yousef Shafeghati;Patrick Rump

  • Multiple vertebral segmentation defects: Analysis of 26 new patients and review of the literature

    Geert R. Mortier;Ralph S. Lachman;Maureen Bocian;David L. Rimoin

  • Epidemiology of Osteochondrodysplasias: Changing Trends Due to Advances in Prenatal Diagnosis

    Sonja A. Rasmussen;Frederick R. Bieber;Frederick R. Bieber;Beryl R. Benacerraf;Beryl R. Benacerraf;Ralph S. Lachman;Ralph S. Lachman

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Rimoin
David L. Rimoin Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
William R. Wilcox
William R. Wilcox Emory University
Daniel H. Cohn
Daniel H. Cohn University of California, Los Angeles
Deborah Krakow
Deborah Krakow University of California, Los Angeles
John M. Graham
John M. Graham Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Valérie Cormier-Daire
Valérie Cormier-Daire Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Ravi Savarirayan
Ravi Savarirayan Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Geert Mortier
Geert Mortier University of Antwerp
Michael J. Bamshad
Michael J. Bamshad University of Washington
Alison M. Elliott
Alison M. Elliott London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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