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Thérèse Truong

Thérèse Truong

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
10901
World Ranking
19055
National Ranking
894

Overview

Thérèse Truong is affiliated with Inserm in France and focuses primarily on research within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields such as genetics, molecular biology, oncology, cancer research, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The scientist's research topics center on genetic associations and epidemiology, particularly in relation to cancer, with a notable emphasis on BRCA gene mutations. Other key topics include thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment, nutrition combined with genetics and disease, cancer risks and factors, nutritional studies and diet, and genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Thérèse Truong highlight contributions to cancer genetics and epidemiology. Notable publications include:

  • "Pathology of Tumors Associated With Pathogenic Germline Variants in 9 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes," 2022, JAMA Oncology
  • "Breast cancer risks associated with missense variants in breast cancer susceptibility genes," 2022, Genome Medicine
  • "Distinct Reproductive Risk Profiles for Intrinsic-Like Breast Cancer Subtypes: Pooled Analysis of Population-Based Studies," 2022, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • "The association between genetically elevated polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of cancer," 2023, EBioMedicine
  • "African-specific improvement of a polygenic hazard score for age at diagnosis of prostate cancer," 2020, International Journal of Cancer

Frequent collaboration is evident with several coauthors, including Pascal Guénel, Manjeet K. Bolla, Montserrat García-Closas, Reiner Hoppe, and Alison M. Dunning.

Thérèse Truong has published extensively in venues such as the International Journal of Cancer, UNC Libraries, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, and the JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The International Journal of Cancer accounts for a significant portion of their publications.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci

    Fredrick R. Schumacher;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sonja I. Berndt;Sara Benlloch

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

    Leila Dorling;Sara Carvalho;Jamie Allen

  • 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

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk

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

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

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

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

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses

    Haoyu Zhang;Haoyu Zhang;Thomas U. Ahearn;Julie Lecarpentier;Daniel Barnes

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction

    David V. Conti;Burcu F. Darst;Lilit C. Moss;Edward J. Saunders

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Maya Ghoussaini;Olivia Fletcher;Kyriaki Michailidou;Clare Turnbull

  • Large-Scale Genomic Analyses Link Reproductive Aging to Hypothalamic Signaling, Breast Cancer Susceptibility, and BRCA1-Mediated DNA Repair EDITORIAL COMMENT

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J. Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Day Fr;Thompson Dj;elgason H;Chasman Di

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive ageing to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J. Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Peter A. Fasching
Peter A. Fasching University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Stig E. Bojesen
Stig E. Bojesen University of Copenhagen
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Barbara Burwinkel
Barbara Burwinkel Heidelberg University
Douglas F. Easton
Douglas F. Easton University of Cambridge

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