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Rita K. Schmutzler

Rita K. Schmutzler

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Medicine

D-Index
107
Citations
52903
World Ranking
6151
National Ranking
349

Overview

Rita K. Schmutzler is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work focuses on several interconnected areas, including genetics, oncology, cancer research, pathology and forensic medicine, as well as public and environmental health.

Their primary fields of study cover:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields involved in their research include:

  • Genetics
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The main topics addressed in their publications are:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Among their recent scientific papers are:

  • "Personalized early detection and prevention of breast cancer: ENVISION consensus statement" (2020), published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Management of individuals with germline variants in PALB2: a clinical practice resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)" (2021), published in Genetics in Medicine
  • "Association of Germline Variant Status With Therapy Response in High-risk Early-Stage Breast Cancer" (2020), published in JAMA Oncology
  • "Incorporating Alternative Polygenic Risk Scores into the BOADICEA Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Model" (2023), published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • "Effect of HIPEC according to HRD/BRCAwt genomic profile in stage III ovarian cancer: Results from the phase III OVHIPEC trial" (2022), published in International Journal of Cancer

Rita K. Schmutzler has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Kerstin Rhiem
  • Eric Hahnen
  • Peter Devilee
  • Stephanie Stock
  • Corinna Ernst

Their work is also regularly published in journals such as:

  • Breast Care
  • Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
  • Senologie - Zeitschrift für Mammadiagnostik und -therapie
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Der Gynäkologe

Best Publications

  • Risks of Breast, Ovarian, and Contralateral Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers

    Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;John L. Hopper;Daniel R. Barnes;Kelly-Anne Phillips

  • Oral poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor olaparib in patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and recurrent ovarian cancer: a proof-of-concept trial

    Andrew Tutt;Mark Robson;Judy E Garber;Susan M Domchek

  • Oral poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor olaparib in patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and advanced breast cancer

    A Tutt;M Robson;J E Garber;S M Domchek

  • Olaparib Monotherapy in Patients With Advanced Cancer and a Germline BRCA1/2 Mutation

    Bella Kaufman;Ronnie Shapira-Frommer;Rita K. Schmutzler;M. William Audeh

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Per Hall;Anna Gonzalez-Neira;Maya Ghoussaini

  • Adjuvant Olaparib for Patients with BRCA1- or BRCA2-Mutated Breast Cancer

    Andrew N.J. Tutt;Judy E. Garber;Bella Kaufman;Giuseppe Viale

  • RAD51B in Familial Breast Cancer

    Liisa M. Pelttari;Sofia Khan;Mikko Vuorela;Johanna I. Kiiski

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Germline mutations in breast and ovarian cancer pedigrees establish RAD51C as a human cancer susceptibility gene

    Alfons Meindl;Heide Hellebrand;Constanze Wiek;Verena Erven

  • Breast Cancer Risk Genes - Association Analysis in More than 113,000 Women

    Leila Dorling;Sara Carvalho;Jamie Allen

  • Breast MR Imaging Screening in 192 Women Proved or Suspected to Be Carriers of a Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene: Preliminary Results

    Christiane Katharina Kuhl;Rita K. Schmutzler;Claudia Christiane Leutner;Andrea Kempe

  • Pathology of Breast and Ovarian Cancers among BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA).

    Nasim Mavaddat;Daniel Barrowdale;Irene L. Andrulis;Susan M. Domchek

  • Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

    Nasim Mavaddat;Paul D.P. Pharoah;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Tyrer

  • MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk

    Sofia Khan;Dario Greco;Dario Greco;Kyriaki Michailidou;Roger L. Milne;Roger L. Milne

  • Newly discovered breast cancer susceptibility loci on 3p24 and 17q23.2.

    Shahana Ahmed;Gilles Thomas;Maya Ghoussaini;Catherine S. Healey

  • Association of type and location of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations with risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

    Timothy R. Rebbeck;Nandita Mitra;Fei Wan;Olga M. Sinilnikova

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfons Meindl
Alfons Meindl Technical University of Munich
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Barbara Burwinkel
Barbara Burwinkel Heidelberg University
Barbara Wappenschmidt
Barbara Wappenschmidt University of Cologne
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Douglas F. Easton
Douglas F. Easton University of Cambridge
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Fergus J. Couch
Fergus J. Couch Mayo Clinic

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