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Susan L. Slager

Susan L. Slager

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D-Index
103
Citations
40559
World Ranking
7340
National Ranking
3842

Overview

Susan L. Slager is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medical research, focusing primarily on genetics, pathology, immunology, oncology, and molecular biology. Their publication record includes 383 works in medicine, with significant emphasis on chronic lymphocytic leukemia research and lymphoma diagnosis and treatment.

Their research topics span several key areas:

  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • CAR-T Cell Therapy Research
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Viral-Associated Cancers and Disorders

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Susan L. Slager include:

  • Sameer A. Parikh
  • Neil E. Kay
  • James R. Cerhan
  • Kari G. Rabe
  • Esteban Braggio

They have published regularly in prominent venues with multiple contributions in:

  • Blood
  • Cancer Research
  • Blood Cancer Journal
  • Leukemia
  • American Journal of Hematology

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Susan L. Slager include:

  • Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Lack of intrafollicular memory CD4+ T cells is predictive of early clinical failure in newly diagnosed follicular lymphoma, 2021, Blood Cancer Journal
  • The impact of dose modification and temporary interruption of ibrutinib on outcomes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients in routine clinical practice, 2020, Cancer Medicine
  • Targeting of inflammatory pathways with R2CHOP in high-risk DLBCL, 2020, Leukemia
  • Atrial fibrillation in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treated with ibrutinib: risk prediction, management, and clinical outcomes, 2020, Annals of Hematology

Best Publications

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Familial primary pulmonary hypertension (gene PPH1) is caused by mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein receptor-II gene.

    Zemin Deng;Jane H. Morse;Susan L. Slager;Nieves Cuervo

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

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

  • A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

    Stephan Ripke;Naomi R Wray;Cathryn M Lewis;Steven P Hamilton

  • Discovery and prioritization of somatic mutations in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) by whole-exome sequencing

    Jens G. Lohr;Petar Stojanov;Petar Stojanov;Michael S. Lawrence;Daniel Auclair

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

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

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • Inherited Mutations in 17 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes Among a Large Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cohort Unselected for Family History of Breast Cancer

    Fergus J. Couch;Steven N. Hart;Priyanka Sharma;Amanda Ewart Toland

  • 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

  • Genomewide association studies: history, rationale, and prospects for psychiatric disorders.

    Sven Cichon;Nick Craddock;Mark Daly;Mark Daly;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci

    Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Fergus J. Couch;Sara Lindstrom;Kyriaki Michailidou

  • Event-Free Survival at 24 Months Is a Robust End Point for Disease-Related Outcome in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Treated With Immunochemotherapy

    Matthew J. Maurer;Hervé Ghesquières;Hervé Ghesquières;Jean Philippe Jais;Thomas E. Witzig

  • Mutations in CHEK2 associated with prostate cancer risk.

    Xiangyang Dong;Liang Wang;Ken Taniguchi;Xianshu Wang

  • An autosomal genomic screen for autism. Collaborative linkage study of autism.

    Barrett S;Beck Jc;Bernier R;Bisson E

  • Genome-wide association study in BRCA1 mutation carriers identifies novel loci associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk

    Fergus J. Couch;Xianshu Wang;Lesley McGuffog;Andrew Lee

  • Cigarette Smoking and Colorectal Cancer Risk by Molecularly Defined Subtypes

    David Limsui;Robert A. Vierkant;Lori S. Tillmans;Alice H. Wang

  • A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

    S. Ripke;N. R. Wray;C. M. Lewis;S. P. Hamilton

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Cerhan
James R. Cerhan Mayo Clinic
Neil E. Kay
Neil E. Kay Mayo Clinic
Tait D. Shanafelt
Tait D. Shanafelt Stanford University
Kari G. Rabe
Kari G. Rabe Mayo Clinic
Thomas E. Witzig
Thomas E. Witzig Mayo Clinic
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Celine M. Vachon
Celine M. Vachon Mayo Clinic

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