Sholom Wacholder
National Institutes of Health
Affiliation National Institutes of Health Top Publications Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer (2007) – 3,038 citations The Risk of Cancer Associated with Specific Mutations ofBRCA1andBRCA2among Ashkenazi Jews (1997) – 2,297 citations Assessing the Probability That a Positive Report is False: An Approach for Molecular Epidemiology Studies (2004) – 1,790 citations A genome-wide association study identifies ... <a title="Sholom Wacholder" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/sholom-wacholder/" aria-label="Read more about Sholom Wacholder">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
National Institutes of Health
Top Publications
- Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer (2007) - 3,038 citations
- The Risk of Cancer Associated with Specific Mutations ofBRCA1andBRCA2among Ashkenazi Jews (1997) - 2,297 citations
- Assessing the Probability That a Positive Report is False: An Approach for Molecular Epidemiology Studies (2004) - 1,790 citations
- A genome-wide association study identifies alleles in FGFR2 associated with risk of sporadic postmenopausal breast cancer (2007) - 1,521 citations
- Associations of elevated Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive protein levels with mortality in the elderly (1999) - 1,498 citations
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- Sholom Wacholder
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5000421571
Research interests
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Reproductive tract infections research, Statistical Methods in Epidemiology, Women's cancer prevention and management
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- Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer ↗2007 · The Lancet3,038OpenAlex citations
- The Risk of Cancer Associated with Specific Mutations ofBRCA1andBRCA2among Ashkenazi Jews ↗1997 · New England Journal of Medicine2,297OpenAlex citations
- Assessing the Probability That a Positive Report is False: An Approach for Molecular Epidemiology Studies ↗2004 · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute1,790OpenAlex citations
- 1,521OpenAlex citations
- Associations of elevated Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive protein levels with mortality in the elderly ↗1999 · The American Journal of Medicine1,498OpenAlex citations
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- Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer ↗2007 · The Lancet
- The Risk of Cancer Associated with Specific Mutations ofBRCA1andBRCA2among Ashkenazi Jews ↗1997 · New England Journal of Medicine
- Assessing the Probability That a Positive Report is False: An Approach for Molecular Epidemiology Studies ↗2004 · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Associations of elevated Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive protein levels with mortality in the elderly ↗1999 · The American Journal of Medicine
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