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Patrícia Ashton‐Prolla

Researcher Next ID · RN-040961

Researcher · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Portugal

Accepting doctoral researchersFunding unknown
Works count
451
Citation count
5,345
H-index
40
i10-index
123

Research interests

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine
BRCA gene mutations in cancer
Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Women's cancer prevention and management

Publications

  • Geographic and age variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancer

    Nature · 2025 · 10.1038/s41586-025-09025-8

  • Geographic variation of mutagenic exposures in kidney cancer genomes

    Nature · 2024 · 10.1038/s41586-024-07368-2

  • Germline EGFR Mutations and Familial Lung Cancer

    Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2023 · 10.1200/jco.23.01372

  • XAF1 as a modifier of p53 function and cancer susceptibility

    Science Advances · 2020 · 10.1126/sciadv.aba3231

  • The germline mutational landscape of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Brazil

    Scientific Reports · 2018 · 10.1038/s41598-018-27315-2

  • TSC1 and TSC2 gene mutations and their implications for treatment in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: a review

    Genetics and Molecular Biology · 2017 · 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2015-0321

  • Recommended Guidelines for Validation, Quality Control, and Reporting of TP53 Variants in Clinical Practice

    Cancer Research · 2017 · 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-2179

  • miRNA-21 and miRNA-34a Are Potential Minimally Invasive Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Pancreas · 2015 · 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000383

  • Prevalence of the TP53 p.R337H Mutation in Breast Cancer Patients in Brazil

    PLoS ONE · 2014 · 10.1371/journal.pone.0099893

  • PRIMA-1, a mutant p53 reactivator, induces apoptosis and enhances chemotherapeutic cytotoxicity in pancreatic cancer cell lines

    Investigational New Drugs · 2014 · 10.1007/s10637-014-0090-9

  • TP53 mutation p.R337H in gastric cancer tissues of a 12-year-old male child - evidence for chimerism involving a common mutant founder haplotype: case report

    BMC Cancer · 2011 · 10.1186/1471-2407-11-449

  • Tumor protein 53 mutations and inherited cancer: beyond Li-Fraumeni syndrome

    Current Opinion in Oncology · 2009 · 10.1097/cco.0b013e328333bf00

  • Highly prevalent TP53 mutation predisposing to many cancers in the Brazilian population: a case for newborn screening?

    The Lancet Oncology · 2009 · 10.1016/s1470-2045(09)70089-0

  • TP53 PIN3 and MDM2 SNP309 polymorphisms as genetic modifiers in the Li–Fraumeni syndrome: impact on age at first diagnosis

    Journal of Medical Genetics · 2009 · 10.1136/jmg.2009.066704

  • Development and validation of a simple questionnaire for the identification of hereditary breast cancer in primary care

    BMC Cancer · 2009 · 10.1186/1471-2407-9-283

  • Genomic rearrangements in BRCA1 and BRCA2: a literature review

    Genetics and Molecular Biology · 2009 · 10.1590/s1415-47572009005000049

  • Detailed haplotype analysis at the TP53 locus in p.R337H mutation carriers in the population of Southern Brazil: evidence for a founder effect

    Human Mutation · 2009 · 10.1002/humu.21151

  • Impact of β1-Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms on Susceptibility to Heart Failure, Arrhythmogenesis, Prognosis, and Response to Beta-Blocker Therapy

    The American Journal of Cardiology · 2008 · 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.04.070

  • Detection of R337H, a germline TP53 mutation predisposing to multiple cancers, in asymptomatic women participating in a breast cancer screening program in Southern Brazil

    Cancer Letters · 2008 · 10.1016/j.canlet.2007.10.044

  • The TP53 mutation, R337H, is associated with Li-Fraumeni and Li-Fraumeni-like syndromes in Brazilian families

    Cancer Letters · 2006 · 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.12.039

  • An alternative protocol for DNA extraction from formalin fixed and paraffin wax embedded tissue

    Journal of Clinical Pathology · 2005 · 10.1136/jcp.2004.021352

  • Fabry disease: twenty-two novel mutations in the alpha-galactosidase A gene and genotype/phenotype correlations in severely and mildly affected hemizygotes and heterozygotes.

    PubMed · 2000

  • Pregnancy outcome after exposure to misoprostol in Brazil: a prospective, controlled study

    Reproductive Toxicology · 1999 · 10.1016/s0890-6238(98)00072-0

  • Thalidomide, a current teratogen in South America

    Teratology · 1996 · 10.1002/(sici)1096-9926(199612)54:6<273::aid-tera1>3.0.co;2-#

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