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Richard M. Cawthon

Richard M. Cawthon

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
28730
World Ranking
10514
National Ranking
4562

Overview

Richard M. Cawthon is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, their work focuses on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cancer Research, and Pollution.

The main research topics explored by Richard M. Cawthon include:

  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms

Their publication record includes papers in various peer-reviewed journals, indicating active collaboration with a number of researchers. Frequent co-authors include Batel Blechter, Jason Y.Y. Wong, Nathaniel Rothman, H. Dean Hosgood, and Mohammad L. Rahman.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard M. Cawthon are:

  • "Germline mutation rates in young adults predict longevity and reproductive lifespan," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Household air pollution and epigenetic aging in Xuanwei, China," 2023, Environment International
  • "Association of Telomere Length with Colorectal Cancer Risk and Prognosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," 2023, Cancers
  • "Association of circulating leukocyte telomere length with survival in patients with colorectal cancer," 2022, Journal of Geriatric Oncology
  • "Leukocyte Telomere Length and Its Interaction with Germline Variation in Telomere-Related Genes in Relation to Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Risk," 2020, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Environment International

Best Publications

  • Accelerated telomere shortening in response to life stress

    Elissa S. Epel;Elizabeth H. Blackburn;Jue Lin;Firdaus S. Dhabhar

  • Telomere measurement by quantitative PCR

    Richard M. Cawthon

  • Telomere length measurement by a novel monochrome multiplex quantitative PCR method.

    Richard M. Cawthon

  • 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

  • Deletions and a translocation interrupt a cloned gene at the neurofibromatosis type 1 locus.

    David Viskochil;Arthur M. Buchberg;Gangfeng Xu;Richard M. Cawthon

  • The GAP-related domain of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene product interacts with ras p21

    George A. Martin;David Viskoohil;Gideon Bollag;Peter C. McCabe

  • Cell Aging in Relation to Stress Arousal and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

    Elissa S. Epel;Jue Lin;Frank H. Wilhelm;Owen M. Wolkowitz

  • Telomere length is paternally inherited and is associated with parental lifespan

    Omer T. Njajou;Richard M. Cawthon;Coleen M. Damcott;Shih Hsuan Wu

  • p53 mutation and loss of heterozygosity on chromosomes 17 and 10 during human astrocytoma progression.

    Dan Fults;Douglas Brockmeyer;Micam W. Tullous;Carolyn A. Pedone

  • Somatic mutations in the neurofibromatosis 1 gene in human tumors

    Ying Li;Gideon Bollag;Robin Clark;Jeff Stevens

  • Cumulative Inflammatory Load Is Associated with Short Leukocyte Telomere Length in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

    Aoife O'Donovan;Aoife O'Donovan;Matthew S. Pantell;Eli Puterman;Firdaus S. Dhabhar

  • The rate of leukocyte telomere shortening predicts mortality from cardiovascular disease in elderly men

    Elissa S. Epel;Sharon Stein Merkin;Richard Cawthon;Elizabeth H. Blackburn

  • Genetic variation in human telomerase is associated with telomere length in Ashkenazi centenarians

    Gil Atzmon;Miook Cho;Richard M. Cawthon;Temuri Budagov

  • Association Between Telomere Length, Specific Causes of Death, and Years of Healthy Life in Health, Aging, and Body Composition, a Population-Based Cohort Study

    Omer T. Njajou;Wen Chi Hsueh;Elizabeth H. Blackburn;Anne B. Newman

  • Genomic organization of the neurofibromatosis 1 gene (NF1).

    Ying Li;Peter O'connell;Heidi Huntsman Breidenbach;Richard Cawthon

  • Short Telomere Length, Cancer Survival, and Cancer Risk in 47102 Individuals

    Maren Weischer;Børge G. Nordestgaard;Richard M. Cawthon;Jacob J. Freiberg

  • Multivitamin use and telomere length in women

    Qun Xu;Christine G Parks;Lisa A DeRoo;Richard M Cawthon

  • Short Telomere Length, Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Heart Disease, and Early Death

    Maren Weischer;Stig E. Bojesen;Richard M. Cawthon;Jacob J. Freiberg

  • Prognostic Value of Leukocyte Telomere Length in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease Data From the Heart and Soul Study

    Ramin Farzaneh-Far;Richard M. Cawthon;Beeya Na;Warren S. Browner

Frequent Co-Authors

David H. Viskochil
David H. Viskochil University of Utah
Qing Lan
Qing Lan National Institutes of Health
Nathaniel Rothman
Nathaniel Rothman National Institutes of Health
Ray White
Ray White University of Utah
Peter O'Connell
Peter O'Connell Virginia Commonwealth University
Ken R. Smith
Ken R. Smith Huntsman Cancer Institute
Russell S. Richardson
Russell S. Richardson University of Utah
Elizabeth H. Blackburn
Elizabeth H. Blackburn University of California, San Francisco
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
Sandra J. Hasstedt
Sandra J. Hasstedt University of Utah

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