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William G. Thilly

William G. Thilly

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
60
Citations
12958
World Ranking
1964
National Ranking
978

Overview

William G. Thilly is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, showing a strong interdisciplinary approach.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of particular focus are:

  • Cancer Research
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

The principal topics that feature prominently in the scientist's work are:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research
  • Diabetes and Associated Disorders
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Elena V. Gostjeva (3 co-authored papers)
  • Sergey Suchkov (2 co-authored papers)
  • Zeinab Taki (1 co-authored paper)
  • Bodoor Yaseen (1 co-authored paper)
  • Henry Lopez (1 co-authored paper)

The scientist has published in various peer-reviewed venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science
  • Global Pediatric Health
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Oncotarget

Recent papers authored or co-authored by William G. Thilly include:

  • Pathogenic Activation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Is Induced by the Disease Microenvironment in Systemic Sclerosis, 2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Evolution of Biomarker Research in Autoimmunity Conditions for Health Professionals and Clinical Practice, 2022, Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science
  • Use of Metformin in Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after TAPVR Repair, 2020, Global Pediatric Health
  • Tracing of Human Tumor Cell Lineages by Mitochondrial Mutations, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
  • Sirolimus-eluting Stents: Opposite In Vitro Effects on the Clonogenic Cell Potential on a Long-term Exposure, 2020, Oncotarget

Best Publications

  • A strategy to discover genes that carry multi-allelic or mono-allelic risk for common diseases: a cohort allelic sums test (CAST).

    Stephan Morgenthaler;William G. Thilly

  • Fidelity of DNA polymerases in DNA amplification.

    Phouthone Keohavong;William G. Thilly

  • An alkylation-tolerant, mutator human cell line is deficient in strand-specific mismatch repair.

    Alexandra Kat;William G. Thilly;Woei Horng Fang;Matthew J. Longley

  • Mismatch amplification mutation assay (MAMA): application to the c-H-ras gene.

    Rita S. Cha;Helmut Zarbl;Phouthone Keohavong;William G. Thilly

  • Quantitative assay for mutation in diploid human lymphoblasts using microtiter plates

    Emma E. Furth;William G. Thilly;Bruce W. Penman;Howard L. Liber

  • High frequency of homoplasmic mitochondrial DNA mutations in human tumors can be explained without selection

    Hilary A. Coller;Konstantin Khrapko;Natalya D. Bodyak;Ekaterina Nekhaeva

  • Mutation assay at the thymidine kinase locus in diploid human lymphoblasts

    Howard L. Liber;William G. Thilly

  • Isolation of a human lymphoblastoid line heterozygous at the thymidine kinase locus: possibility for a rapid human cell mutation assay.

    Thomas R. Skopek;Howard L. Liber;Bruce W. Penman;William G. Thilly

  • Mutagenicity of soot and associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to Salmonella typhimurium.

    Debra A. Kaden;Ronald A. Hites;William G. Thilly

  • Mitochondrial mutational spectra in human cells and tissues

    Konstantin Khrapko;Hilary A. Coller;Paulo C. André;Xiao Cheng Li

  • CELL-BY-CELL SCANNING OF WHOLE MITOCHONDRIAL GENOMES IN AGED HUMAN HEART REVEALS A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF MYOCYTES WITH CLONALLY EXPANDED DELETIONS

    Konstantin Khrapko;Konstantin Khrapko;Natalya Bodyak;Natalya Bodyak;William G. Thilly;Nathalie J. van Orsouw

  • Constant denaturant capillary electrophoresis (CDCE): a high resolution approach to mutational analysis.

    K. Khrapko;J.S. Hanekamp;W.G. Thilly;A. Belenkii

  • Quantitative forward mutation assay in Salmonella typhimurium using 8-azaguanine resistance as a genetic marker.

    Thomas R. Skopek;Howard L. Liber;John J. Krolewski;William G. Thilly

  • Optimization of growth surface parameters in microcarrier cell culture

    David W. Levine;Daniel I. C. Wang;William G. Thilly

  • N-nitroso-N-methylurea-induced rat mammary tumors arise from cells with preexisting oncogenic Hras1 gene mutations.

    Rita S. Cha;William G. Thilly;Helmut Zarbl

  • Bioassay-directed chemical analysis of Los Angeles airborne particulate matter using a human cell mutagenicity assay

    Michael P. Hannigan;Glen R. Cass;Bruce W. Penman;Charles L. Crespi

  • Relative sensitivities of forward and reverse mutation assays in Salmonella typhimurium

    Thomas R. Skopek;Howard L. Liber;Debra A. Kaden;William G. Thilly

  • Human lymphoblast mutagens in urban airborne particles

    John L. Durant;Arthur L. Lafleur;Elaine F. Plummer;Koli Taghizadeh

  • Microcarrier cell culture: New methods for research-scale application

    David W. Levine;Jason S. Wong;Daniel I. C. Wang;William G. Thilly

  • Mitochondrial mutagenesis in human cells and tissues.

    Luisa A Marcelino;William G Thilly

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles L. Crespi
Charles L. Crespi Corning (United States)
Hilary A. Coller
Hilary A. Coller University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel I. C. Wang
Daniel I. C. Wang Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences
Barry L. Karger
Barry L. Karger Northeastern University
James C. Willey
James C. Willey University of Toledo
František Foret
František Foret Czech Academy of Sciences
Ronald A. Hites
Ronald A. Hites Indiana University
Elizabeth A. Komives
Elizabeth A. Komives University of California, San Diego
Emma E. Furth
Emma E. Furth University of Pennsylvania

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