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Overview

Robert A. Smith is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research work spans multiple disciplines primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's contributions have focused heavily on neurology, molecular biology, psychiatry and mental health, genetics, and environmental sustainability as subfields of study.

The scientist's research topics include cerebrovascular and genetic disorders, migraine and headache studies, metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins, neurological diseases and metabolism, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, genomics and rare diseases, and epilepsy research and treatment.

Robert A. Smith has coauthored numerous papers with frequent collaborators including Lyn R. Griffiths, Neven Maksemous, Larisa M. Haupt, Heidi G. Sutherland, and Paul J. Dunn.

Smith's publications have appeared regularly in several scientific journals, with multiple papers published in Molecular Neurobiology, Methods in Molecular Biology, and Genes. Additional publication venues include Cells and Molecular Genetics and Genomics.

Recent scientific papers authored or coauthored by Robert A. Smith include:

  • Comprehensive Exonic Sequencing of Hemiplegic Migraine-Related Genes in a Cohort of Suspected Probands Identifies Known and Potential Pathogenic Variants (2020, Cells)
  • Tiered analysis of whole-exome sequencing for epilepsy diagnosis (2020, Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Investigating diagnostic sequencing techniques for CADASIL diagnosis (2020, Human Genomics)
  • Investigation of CACNA1I Cav3.3 Dysfunction in Hemiplegic Migraine (2022, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience)
  • Comprehensive Exonic Sequencing of Known Ataxia Genes in Episodic Ataxia (2020, Biomedicines)

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: A consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society

    Sidney J. Winawer;Ann G. Zauber;Robert H. Fletcher;Jonathon S. Stillman

  • Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology.

    Bernard Levin;David A Lieberman;Beth McFarland;Kimberly S Andrews

  • Colorectal cancer statistics, 2020.

    Rebecca L. Siegel;Kimberly D. Miller;Ann Goding Sauer;Stacey A. Fedewa

  • American Cancer Society Guidelines for Breast Screening with MRI as an Adjunct to Mammography

    Debbie Saslow;Carla Boetes;Wylie Burke;Steven Harms

  • Screening and Surveillance for the Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer and Adenomatous Polyps, 2008: A Joint Guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi‐Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology*†

    Bernard Levin;David A. Lieberman;Beth McFarland;Robert A. Smith

  • Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk: 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society

    Kevin C. Oeffinger;Elizabeth T. H. Fontham;Ruth Etzioni;Abbe Herzig

  • Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society

    Andrew M.D. Wolf;Elizabeth T.H. Fontham;Timothy R. Church;Christopher R. Flowers

  • American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Cancer with Healthy Food Choices and Physical Activity

    Lawrence H. Kushi;Tim Byers;Colleen Doyle;Elisa V. Bandera

  • Worldwide Variations in Colorectal Cancer

    Ahmedin Jemal;Robert A. Smith;Elizabeth Ward

  • American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer.

    Robert A. Smith;Curtis J. Mettlin;Kourtney Johnston Davis;Harmon Eyre

  • American cancer society guideline for the early detection of cervical neoplasia and cancer.

    Debbie Saslow;Carolyn D Runowicz;Diane Solomon;Anna-Barbara Moscicki

  • Breast cancer statistics, 2015: Convergence of incidence rates between black and white women

    Carol E. DeSantis;Stacey A. Fedewa;Ann Goding Sauer;Joan L. Kramer

  • American Cancer Society Guideline for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer: Update 2010

    Andrew M.D. Wolf;Richard C. Wender;Ruth B. Etzioni;Ian M. Thompson

  • American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer: Update of Early Detection Guidelines for Prostate, Colorectal, and Endometrial Cancers: ALSO: Update 2001—Testing for Early Lung Cancer Detection

    Robert A. Smith;Andrew C. von Eschenbach;Richard Wender;Bernard Levin

  • American Cancer Society Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening: Update 2003

    Robert A. Smith;Debbie Saslow;Kimberly Andrews Sawyer;Wylie Burke

  • Mammography Service Screening and Mortality in Breast Cancer Patients: 20-year Follow-Up Before and After Introduction of Screening

    Laszlo Tabar;Ming Fang Yen;Ming Fang Yen;Bedrich Vitak;Hsiu Hsi Tony Chen

  • Swedish two-county trial: impact of mammographic screening on breast cancer mortality during 3 decades.

    László Tabár;Bedrich Vitak;Tony Hsiu Hsi Chen;Amy Ming Fang Yen

  • Trends in Breast Cancer by Race and Ethnicity: Update 2006

    Carol Smigal;Ahmedin Jemal;Elizabeth Ward;Vilma Cokkinides

  • American Cancer Society lung cancer screening guidelines

    Richard Wender;Elizabeth T.H. Fontham;Ermilo Barrera;Ermilo Barrera;Graham A. Colditz

  • Beyond randomized controlled trials: organized mammographic screening substantially reduces breast carcinoma mortality.

    László Tabár;Bedrich Vitak;Hsiu-Hsi Tony Chen;Ming-Fang Yen

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen W. Duffy
Stephen W. Duffy Queen Mary University of London
Bernard Levin
Bernard Levin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Stephen R. Hallett
Stephen R. Hallett University of Bristol
David A. Lieberman
David A. Lieberman Oregon Health & Science University
Paul D. Wilcox
Paul D. Wilcox University of Bristol
Sidney J. Winawer
Sidney J. Winawer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Diana L. Miglioretti
Diana L. Miglioretti University of California, Davis
Theodore R. Levin
Theodore R. Levin Kaiser Permanente
Douglas K. Rex
Douglas K. Rex Indiana University
John H. Bond
John H. Bond Veterans Health Administration

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