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Alfons Meindl

University of Manchester · GB
Area of research
Genetics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, DNA Repair Mechanisms, and Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease.
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87
citations
31,791
works
301
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Recent publications

Towards blood on demand: Rapid post-thaw isolation of red blood cells from multicomponent cryoprotectants
Cryobiology 2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Red Blood Cell Cryopreservation with Minimal Post-Thaw Lysis Enabled by a Synergistic Combination of a Cryoprotecting Polyampholyte with DMSO/Trehalose.
2022cited by 29position: contributordoi
Breast and Prostate Cancer Risks for Male<i>BRCA1</i>and<i>BRCA2</i>Pathogenic Variant Carriers Using Polygenic Risk Scores
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2021cited by 41position: middledoi
Evaluation of the association of heterozygous germline variants in NTHL1 with breast cancer predisposition: an international multi-center study of 47,180 subjects
npj Breast Cancer 2021cited by 18position: middledoi
CYP3A7*1C allele: linking premenopausal oestrone and progesterone levels with risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers
British Journal of Cancer 2021cited by 9position: middledoi
Ovarian and Breast Cancer Risks Associated With Pathogenic Variants in <i>RAD51C</i> and <i>RAD51D</i>
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2020cited by 161position: middledoi
A network analysis to identify mediators of germline-driven differences in breast cancer prognosis
Nature Communications 2020cited by 47position: middledoi
Performance of Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Scores in 760 Female<i>CHEK2</i>Germline Mutation Carriers
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2020cited by 36position: middledoi
Cancer Risks Associated With Germline<i>PALB2</i>Pathogenic Variants: An International Study of 524 Families
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2019cited by 409position: middledoi
High-risk breast cancer surveillance with MRI: 10-year experience from the German consortium for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2019cited by 139position: middledoi
Germline loss-of-function variants in the BARD1 gene are associated with early-onset familial breast cancer but not ovarian cancer
Breast Cancer Research 2019cited by 64position: middledoi
Mendelian randomisation study of height and body mass index as modifiers of ovarian cancer risk in 22,588 BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
British Journal of Cancer 2019cited by 23position: middledoi
Two truncating variants in FANCC and breast cancer risk
Scientific Reports 2019cited by 6position: middledoi
Identification of nine new susceptibility loci for endometrial cancer
Nature Communications 2018cited by 323position: middledoi
Gene panel testing of 5589 <i><scp>BRCA</scp>1/2</i>‐negative index patients with breast cancer in a routine diagnostic setting: results of the German Consortium for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Cancer Medicine 2018cited by 163position: middledoi
BRIP1 loss-of-function mutations confer high risk for familial ovarian cancer, but not familial breast cancer
Breast Cancer Research 2018cited by 131position: middledoi
Prevalence of pathogenic BRCA1/2 germline mutations among 802 women with unilateral triple-negative breast cancer without family cancer history
BMC Cancer 2018cited by 127position: middledoi
Height and Body Mass Index as Modifiers of Breast Cancer Risk in <i>BRCA1</i>/<i>2</i> Mutation Carriers: A Mendelian Randomization Study
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2018cited by 74position: middledoi
The <i>GPRC5A</i> frameshift variant c.183del is not associated with increased breast cancer risk in <i>BRCA1</i> mutation carriers
International Journal of Cancer 2018cited by 5position: middledoi
RAD51B in Familial Breast Cancer
PLoS ONE 2016cited by 670position: middledoi
Genetically Predicted Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Risk: Mendelian Randomization Analyses of Data from 145,000 Women of European Descent
PLoS Medicine 2016cited by 291position: middledoi
Prevalence of <i>BRCA1/2</i> germline mutations in 21 401 families with breast and ovarian cancer
Journal of Medical Genetics 2016cited by 222position: middledoi
Breast cancer risk variants at 6q25 display different phenotype associations and regulate ESR1, RMND1 and CCDC170
Nature Genetics 2016cited by 171position: middledoi
Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations
Cancer Research 2016cited by 119position: middledoi
Male breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: pathology data from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2
Breast Cancer Research 2016cited by 118position: middledoi
No evidence that protein truncating variants in <i>BRIP1</i> are associated with breast cancer risk: implications for gene panel testing
Journal of Medical Genetics 2016cited by 103position: middledoi
Genetic modifiers of CHEK2*1100delC-associated breast cancer risk
Genetics in Medicine 2016cited by 87position: middledoi
Evidence that the 5p12 Variant rs10941679 Confers Susceptibility to Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer through FGF10 and MRPS30 Regulation
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2016cited by 81position: middledoi
Genetic predisposition to ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast
Breast Cancer Research 2016cited by 64position: middledoi
An intergenic risk locus containing an enhancer deletion in 2q35 modulates breast cancer risk by deregulating IGFBP5 expression
Human Molecular Genetics 2016cited by 37position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Christoph Engel · University of Regensburg5 papers (2012–2019)Rita K. Schmutzler · University of Cologne5 papers (2012–2019)Kerstin Rhiem · McGill University Health Centre4 papers (2012–2019)Karin Kast · Integrated Oncology (United States)3 papers (2012–2019)Marion Kiechle · Klinik für Frauenheilkunde3 papers (2012–2019) · 2 papers (2012–2014) · 2 papers (2022–2025)Matthew I. Gibson · University of Manchester2 papers (2022–2025)Susanne Briest · University Hospital Leipzig2 papers (2012–2014)Brigitte Schlegelberger · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München2 papers (2013–2014)Dorothee Speiser · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin2 papers (2014–2019)Antonis C. Antoniou · University of Cambridge2 papers (2013–2015)Silke Zachariae · Leipzig University2 papers (2012–2013)Norbert Arnold · Queen's University2 papers (2014–2018)Michael Golatta · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf2 papers (2012–2019) · 2 papers (2013–2014)Dieter Niederacher · University Hospital Heidelberg2 papers (2014–2018)Ulrich Bick · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin2 papers (2012–2019) · 2 papers (2013–2014)Christine Fischer · Heidelberg University2 papers (2013–2014)