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80
Citations
50867
World Ranking
1548
National Ranking
720

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1989 - William Allan Award, the American Society of Human Genetics

Overview

Ray White was affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research focused primarily on the field of Medicine, with particular attention to subfields including Epidemiology, Rheumatology, and Neurology.

The main topics addressed in their work encompassed:

  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders

Ray White contributed to scientific literature with publications, including an article titled "Cricopharyngeal bar and dermatomyositis: A cause of rapidly progressive dysphagia" in 2020. This paper appeared in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. The study was cited three times and listed Cameron Adams as an author.

The scientist's frequent coauthors consisted of:

  • Cameron Adams
  • Siobhan Lohan
  • Alana Bruce
  • Narainraj Kamalaraj
  • Shyamini Gunaratne

Ray White had work published in the journal:

  • International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

During their career, Ray White received the following awards:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1992)
  • William Allan Award from the American Society of Human Genetics (1989)

Best Publications

  • Construction of a genetic linkage map in man using restriction fragment length polymorphisms.

    D Botstein;R L White;M Skolnick;R W Davis

  • Identification and characterization of the familial adenomatous polyposis coli gene

    Joanna Groden;Andrew Thliveris;Andrew Thliveris;Wade Samowitz;Mary Carlson

  • Chromosome 17 deletions and p53 gene mutations in colorectal carcinomas

    Suzanne J. Baker;Eric R. Fearon;Janice M. Nigro;Stanley R. Hamilton

  • Variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) markers for human gene mapping

    Yusuke Nakamura;Mark Leppert;Peter O'Connell;Roger Wolff

  • Allelotype of colorectal carcinomas

    Bert Vogelstein;Eric R. Fearon;Scott E. Kern;Stanley R. Hamilton

  • A major segment of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene: cDNA sequence, genomic structure, and point mutations.

    Richard M. Cawthon;Robert Weiss;Gangfeng Xu;David Viskochil

  • The neurofibromatosis type 1 gene encodes a protein related to GAP

    Gangfeng Xu;Peter O'Connell;David Viskochil;Richard Cawthon

  • Comprehensive human genetic maps: individual and sex-specific variation in recombination.

    Karl W. Broman;Jeffrey C. Murray;Val C. Sheffield;Raymond L. White

  • Identification of a gene located at chromosome 5q21 that is mutated in colorectal cancers.

    Kenneth W. Kinzler;Mef C. Nilbert;Bert Vogelstein;Tracy M. Bryan

  • The catalytic domain of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene product stimulates ras GTPase and complements ira mutants of S. cerevisiae

    Gangfeng Xu;Boris Lin;Kazuma Tanaka;Diane Dunn

  • Identification of deletion mutations and three new genes at the familial polyposis locus

    Geoff Joslyn;Geoff Joslyn;Mary Carlson;Andrew Thliveris;Andrew Thliveris;Hans Albertsen

  • A highly polymorphic locus in human DNA.

    Arlene R. Wyman;Ray White

  • Centre d'etude du polymorphisme humain (CEPH): collaborative genetic mapping of the human genome.

    Jean Dausset;Howard Cann;Daniel Cohen;Mark Lathrop

  • Alleles of the APC gene: An attenuated form of familial polyposis

    Lisa Spirio;Sylviane Olschwang;Joanna Groden;Margaret Robertson

  • Restriction sites containing CpG show a higher frequency of polymorphism in human DNA

    David Barker;Mireille Schafer;Ray White

  • Prostaglandin H synthase 2 is expressed abnormally in human colon cancer: evidence for a transcriptional effect

    William Kutchera;David A. Jones;Norisada Matsunami;Joanna Groden

  • Amplification of a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) locus (pMCT118) by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and its application to forensic science

    Kentaro Kasai;Yusuke Nakamura;Ray White

  • Siah-1 Mediates a Novel β-Catenin Degradation Pathway Linking p53 to the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein

    Jun Liu;Jeffery Stevens;Cynthia A Rote;H.Joseph Yost

  • Hybridization of RNA to double-stranded DNA: formation of R-loops

    Marjorie Thomas;Raymond L. White;Ronald W. Davis

  • Allelic Loss in Colorectal Carcinoma

    Scott E. Kern;Eric R. Fearon;Kasper W. F. Tersmette;John P. Enterline

Frequent Co-Authors

Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Mark Leppert
Mark Leppert University of Utah
Peter O'Connell
Peter O'Connell Virginia Commonwealth University
Mark H. Skolnick
Mark H. Skolnick Myriad Genetics (Germany)
Bert Vogelstein
Bert Vogelstein Johns Hopkins University
Thomas B. Shows
Thomas B. Shows Roswell Park Cancer Institute
David H. Viskochil
David H. Viskochil University of Utah
Peter L. Pearson
Peter L. Pearson Universidade de São Paulo
Kenneth K. Kidd
Kenneth K. Kidd Yale University
Roland Berger
Roland Berger Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital

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