Jón Þór Bergþorsson
University of Iceland(IS)
Publications by Year
Research Areas
BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Most-Cited Works
- → A variant associated with nicotine dependence, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease(2008)1,519 cited
- → Genome-wide association study identifies a second prostate cancer susceptibility variant at 8q24(2007)866 cited
- → A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations(2006)788 cited
- → Common variants on chromosomes 2q35 and 16q12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer(2007)785 cited
- → Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes(2007)724 cited
- → Common variants on chromosome 5p12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer(2008)463 cited
- → Sequence variant on 8q24 confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer(2008)414 cited
- → Common variants on 9q22.33 and 14q13.3 predispose to thyroid cancer in European populations(2009)392 cited
- → Common sequence variants on 2p15 and Xp11.22 confer susceptibility to prostate cancer(2008)372 cited
- High prevalence of the 999del5 mutation in icelandic breast and ovarian cancer patients.(1996)