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Robert C. Millikan is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans across the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Key subfields in their work include Genetics, Oncology, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's work covers various main topics such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Cancer Risks and Factors, and Folate and B Vitamins Research.

Recent papers authored by Robert C. Millikan include:

  • In vitro and in vivo analysis of B-Myb in basal-like breast cancer, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Genome-Wide Association of Body Fat Distribution in African Ancestry Populations Suggests New Loci, 2020, Digital Commons@Becker (Washington University School of Medicine)
  • Reproductive and Hormonal Risk Factors for Ductal Carcinoma In situ of the Breast, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • A genome-wide association study of breast cancer in women of African ancestry, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Genetic variation in cell cycle regulatory gene AURKA and association with intrinsic breast cancer subtype, 2023, UNC Libraries

Frequent collaborators of Robert C. Millikan include:

  • Christine B. Ambrosone
  • Sarah J. Nyante
  • Leslie Bernstein
  • Elisa V. Bandera
  • Andrew F. Olshan

The scientist's work is predominantly published in venues such as UNC Libraries and, to a lesser extent, Digital Commons@Becker (Washington University School of Medicine).

Best Publications

  • Race, breast cancer subtypes, and survival in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study.

    Lisa A. Carey;Charles M. Perou;Chad A. Livasy;Lynn G. Dressler

  • Epidemiology of basal-like breast cancer

    Robert C. Millikan;Beth Newman;Chiu Kit Tse;Patricia G. Moorman

  • Menarche, menopause, and breast cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis, including 118 964 women with breast cancer from 117 epidemiological studies

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Type and timing of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk: individual participant meta-analysis of the worldwide epidemiological evidence

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Intrinsic Breast Tumor Subtypes, Race, and Long-Term Survival in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study

    Katie M. O'Brien;Stephen R. Cole;Chiu Kit Tse;Charles M. Perou

  • Frequency of Breast Cancer Attributable to BRCA1 in a Population-Based Series of American Women

    Beth Newman;Hua Mu;Lesley M. Butler;Robert C. Millikan

  • The health effects of swimming in ocean water contaminated by storm drain runoff.

    Robert W. Haile;John S. Witte;Mark Gold;Ron Cressey

  • Polymorphisms In The DNA Repair Gene Xrcc1 And Breast Cancer

    Eric J. Duell;Robert C. Millikan;Gary S. Pittman;Scott Winkel

  • The landscape of recombination in African Americans

    Anjali G. Hinch;Arti Tandon;Arti Tandon;Nick Patterson;Yunli Song

  • Heterocyclic Amines, Meat Intake, and Association with Colon Cancer in a Population-based Study

    Lesley Butler;Rashmi Sinha;Robert Millikan;Christopher Martin

  • Mitochondrial DNA G10398A polymorphism and invasive breast cancer in African-American women.

    Jeffrey A. Canter;Asha R. Kallianpur;Fritz F. Parl;Robert C. Millikan

  • A common variant at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus is associated with estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer

    Christopher A. Haiman;Gary K. Chen;Celine M. Vachon;Federico Canzian

  • Hormone-related Factors and Risk of Breast Cancer in Relation to Estrogen Receptor and Progesterone Receptor Status

    Wan-Yi Huang;Beth Newman;Robert C. Millikan;Michael J. Schell

  • An N-Terminal transformation-governing sequence of SV40 large T antigen contributes to the binding of both p110Rb and a second cellular protein, p120

    Mark E. Ewen;John W. Ludlow;Erika Marsilio;James A. DeCaprio

  • A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry.

    Keri L. Monda;Keri L. Monda;Gary K. Chen;Kira C. Taylor;Kira C. Taylor;Cameron Palmer;Cameron Palmer

  • The Carolina Breast Cancer Study: integrating population-based epidemiology and molecular biology.

    Beth Newman;Patricia G. Moorman;Robert Millikan;Bahjat F. Qaqish

  • Physical Activity and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: Proposed Biologic Mechanisms and Areas for Future Research

    Heather K. Neilson;Christine M. Friedenreich;Nigel T. Brockton;Robert C. Millikan

  • Genetic Polymorphisms in Uridine Diphospho-Glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 and Association with Breast Cancer among African Americans

    Chantal Guillemette;Robert C. Millikan;Beth Newman;David E. Housman

  • Cigarette smoking, N-acetyltransferases 1 and 2, and breast cancer risk.

    Robert C. Millikan;Gary S. Pittman;Beth Newman;Chiu Kit J. Tse

  • Polymorphisms In The DNA Repair Gene Xrcc1 And Breast Cancer

    D Bell;Eric Duell;A Eaton;R Lunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Beth Newman
Beth Newman Queensland University of Technology
Esther M. John
Esther M. John Stanford University
Robert S. Sandler
Robert S. Sandler University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marianne Berwick
Marianne Berwick University of New Mexico
Christine B. Ambrosone
Christine B. Ambrosone Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Sue A. Ingles
Sue A. Ingles University of Southern California
Christopher A. Haiman
Christopher A. Haiman University of Southern California
Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Elisa V. Bandera
Elisa V. Bandera Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brian E. Henderson
Brian E. Henderson University of Southern California

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