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Dara Torgerson

Concepts (336)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Asthma
29
2020
1077
2.920
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
37
2024
2555
1.550
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
28
2024
1849
1.500
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
20
2019
2552
1.170
Why?
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
4
2025
48
1.040
Why?
Intrauterine Devices
1
2026
34
0.920
Why?
Nerve Block
1
2026
55
0.910
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
2
2017
310
0.860
Why?
Shock
1
2023
55
0.750
Why?
Respiratory Insufficiency
2
2023
210
0.750
Why?
Genetic Loci
11
2019
263
0.730
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
7
2012
902
0.710
Why?
Spermatozoa
3
2006
69
0.600
Why?
Indians, North American
3
2017
49
0.560
Why?
Genome, Human
8
2016
832
0.540
Why?
Alleles
10
2020
1159
0.530
Why?
Genetic Variation
8
2017
1445
0.510
Why?
Gene Frequency
10
2017
715
0.470
Why?
Bronchiolitis, Viral
1
2015
6
0.460
Why?
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2
1
2015
39
0.460
Why?
Infant, Premature
4
2023
306
0.460
Why?
Genotype
15
2020
1888
0.430
Why?
Humans
74
2026
97913
0.420
Why?
Infant, Extremely Premature
2
2025
45
0.420
Why?
X Chromosome
2
2006
154
0.410
Why?
Genetics, Population
6
2020
449
0.380
Why?
Proteins
4
2014
804
0.380
Why?
Psychodidae
3
2003
7
0.380
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
2
2014
127
0.370
Why?
Electronic Health Records
1
2017
439
0.360
Why?
Selection, Genetic
5
2013
571
0.350
Why?
Immunoglobulin E
3
2020
156
0.340
Why?
Female
41
2026
51441
0.340
Why?
Mexican Americans
4
2020
72
0.340
Why?
Male
41
2025
46983
0.330
Why?
Infant, Newborn
6
2025
2525
0.330
Why?
Child
17
2022
7687
0.310
Why?
Pulmonary Surfactants
2
2021
22
0.300
Why?
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
4
2014
443
0.290
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
2
2026
2033
0.280
Why?
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
3
2025
108
0.280
Why?
Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
1
2009
164
0.280
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
8
2018
1061
0.280
Why?
Polymorphism, Genetic
2
2009
831
0.270
Why?
Adaptation, Physiological
2
2012
346
0.260
Why?
Biological Evolution
2
2006
1067
0.260
Why?
Lung
3
2019
1403
0.250
Why?
Albuterol
2
2018
36
0.240
Why?
Bronchodilator Agents
2
2018
72
0.230
Why?
Models, Genetic
4
2018
1004
0.230
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, X
1
2006
56
0.230
Why?
Adolescent
16
2018
10078
0.220
Why?
Fertility
1
2005
120
0.220
Why?
Infant
3
2023
3325
0.210
Why?
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
1
2025
53
0.210
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
2
1997
522
0.210
Why?
Acetaminophen
1
2025
63
0.210
Why?
Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
1
2004
112
0.210
Why?
Case-Control Studies
6
2019
1995
0.210
Why?
Testis
1
2004
150
0.210
Why?
Lung Transplantation
2
2019
386
0.200
Why?
Gene Duplication
1
2004
129
0.200
Why?
Hydrocortisone
2
2023
306
0.200
Why?
Haplotypes
6
2020
656
0.200
Why?
Retinopathy of Prematurity
1
2025
81
0.190
Why?
Disease
2
2017
92
0.190
Why?
Sex Characteristics
1
2005
350
0.190
Why?
Environmental Exposure
2
2017
404
0.190
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
3
2019
110
0.190
Why?
Metabolome
1
2023
70
0.180
Why?
Premature Birth
1
2024
131
0.180
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
2002
195
0.180
Why?
Genomics
3
2024
896
0.170
Why?
Insect Vectors
2
2003
11
0.170
Why?
Enzymes
1
2001
47
0.170
Why?
Adult
15
2026
29498
0.170
Why?
Budesonide
1
2021
46
0.160
Why?
Risk
4
2018
660
0.160
Why?
Odds Ratio
3
2017
726
0.160
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2021
106
0.160
Why?
Nitric Oxide
2
2018
286
0.160
Why?
Drosophila
1
2004
547
0.160
Why?
HLA-DRB1 Chains
1
2020
24
0.160
Why?
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
1
1999
4
0.150
Why?
Telomere-Binding Proteins
1
2019
14
0.150
Why?
Parents
1
2022
321
0.150
Why?
Lectins, C-Type
1
2019
74
0.150
Why?
United States
11
2020
8155
0.150
Why?
Primary Graft Dysfunction
1
2019
49
0.150
Why?
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic
1
2019
45
0.150
Why?
Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
1
2018
5
0.140
Why?
Risk Factors
7
2018
6220
0.140
Why?
Proteome
1
2020
163
0.140
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
1
2018
43
0.140
Why?
Allografts
1
2019
218
0.140
Why?
Smad2 Protein
1
2018
25
0.140
Why?
HLA Antigens
1
2020
238
0.140
Why?
Telomere
1
2019
130
0.140
Why?
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A
1
2018
41
0.140
Why?
Chromosomes
1
2018
91
0.140
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
1
2021
358
0.140
Why?
Gene Flow
2
2016
107
0.140
Why?
Administration, Inhalation
1
2018
206
0.130
Why?
Multifactorial Inheritance
1
2020
234
0.130
Why?
Pharmacogenomic Variants
1
2018
46
0.130
Why?
Lupus Nephritis
1
2018
85
0.130
Why?
Confidence Intervals
1
1997
220
0.130
Why?
Puerto Rico
5
2016
34
0.130
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
1
2017
113
0.130
Why?
GATA3 Transcription Factor
2
2014
53
0.130
Why?
Tacrolimus
1
2018
376
0.130
Why?
Ikaros Transcription Factor
2
2014
26
0.130
Why?
Models, Statistical
2
2017
601
0.120
Why?
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
1
2018
303
0.120
Why?
Child, Preschool
5
2015
4000
0.120
Why?
Health Services Research
1
1997
144
0.120
Why?
Animals
11
2016
28864
0.120
Why?
Human Migration
1
2016
31
0.120
Why?
Gene-Environment Interaction
1
2017
125
0.120
Why?
Linkage Disequilibrium
3
2012
482
0.120
Why?
Host-Parasite Interactions
1
2016
35
0.120
Why?
CD56 Antigen
1
2015
18
0.120
Why?
Software
2
2017
694
0.120
Why?
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
1
2015
13
0.120
Why?
Up-Regulation
1
2018
743
0.120
Why?
S100 Proteins
1
2015
51
0.110
Why?
Genetics, Medical
1
2015
51
0.110
Why?
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
1
2017
298
0.110
Why?
Genomic Imprinting
1
2015
32
0.110
Why?
Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase
1
2015
41
0.110
Why?
Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
1
2016
159
0.110
Why?
Exome
1
2015
145
0.110
Why?
Young Adult
8
2014
7490
0.110
Why?
Minority Groups
1
2016
156
0.110
Why?
Respiration, Artificial
1
2018
456
0.110
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
3
2017
911
0.110
Why?
Calcium-Binding Proteins
1
2015
122
0.110
Why?
DNA Methylation
2
2017
730
0.110
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
4
2014
1255
0.110
Why?
Adaptive Immunity
1
2016
193
0.110
Why?
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2
1
2014
82
0.110
Why?
Air Pollution
1
2016
118
0.110
Why?
Cholecalciferol
1
1994
37
0.100
Why?
Interpersonal Relations
1
2015
182
0.100
Why?
Founder Effect
1
2014
106
0.100
Why?
Interleukin-4
2
2016
136
0.100
Why?
Rhinitis, Allergic
1
2014
53
0.100
Why?
Hip Fractures
1
1994
54
0.100
Why?
Gestational Age
2
2025
341
0.100
Why?
Neoplasm Proteins
2
2014
550
0.100
Why?
Mice
6
2016
12682
0.100
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
1
2018
1012
0.100
Why?
Kv Channel-Interacting Proteins
1
2013
9
0.100
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
1
2013
47
0.100
Why?
Retrospective Studies
2
2026
10922
0.100
Why?
Likelihood Functions
2
2004
258
0.100
Why?
Prevalence
1
2017
1381
0.100
Why?
HLA-DQ beta-Chains
1
2012
13
0.100
Why?
Venezuela
3
2003
9
0.090
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
1
2015
661
0.090
Why?
Fatty Acid Desaturases
1
2012
17
0.090
Why?
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
1
2014
280
0.090
Why?
Kallikreins
1
2012
47
0.090
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2019
3207
0.090
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
1
2012
61
0.090
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
1997
1002
0.090
Why?
RNA
2
2019
593
0.090
Why?
Untranslated Regions
1
2012
18
0.090
Why?
Sulfonamides
1
2014
351
0.090
Why?
Immunity, Innate
1
2016
481
0.090
Why?
Pyrimidines
1
2014
411
0.090
Why?
Graft Rejection
1
2018
1186
0.090
Why?
Multigene Family
1
2012
204
0.090
Why?
Mutation
2
2019
4389
0.090
Why?
Open Reading Frames
1
2012
118
0.090
Why?
Caribbean Region
1
2011
28
0.090
Why?
Gene Regulatory Networks
1
2014
336
0.090
Why?
Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase
1
2011
4
0.090
Why?
Fatty Acids, Omega-6
1
2011
9
0.090
Why?
Logistic Models
3
2025
1274
0.090
Why?
Computational Biology
1
2015
611
0.080
Why?
North America
1
2011
209
0.080
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
2
2001
238
0.080
Why?
Exons
1
2012
450
0.080
Why?
Transcription Factors
3
2014
1711
0.080
Why?
Prostate-Specific Antigen
1
2012
353
0.080
Why?
United Kingdom
3
2007
208
0.080
Why?
Autoimmune Diseases
1
2012
258
0.080
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2025
1008
0.070
Why?
Introns
3
2018
300
0.070
Why?
Phenotype
4
2018
2638
0.070
Why?
Recombination, Genetic
1
2011
423
0.070
Why?
Mexico
3
2015
75
0.070
Why?
Organ Specificity
2
2015
287
0.070
Why?
Pan troglodytes
1
2009
203
0.070
Why?
Algorithms
2
2015
2008
0.070
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
3
2015
2022
0.060
Why?
Mental Health Services
1
2007
95
0.060
Why?
Middle Aged
8
2020
29366
0.060
Why?
Genes, Essential
1
2005
19
0.060
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
2
2021
1946
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
1
2011
1566
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2009
1320
0.060
Why?
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
1
2025
45
0.050
Why?
Codon
1
2004
116
0.050
Why?
Data Interpretation, Statistical
2
2015
312
0.050
Why?
Patient Care Team
1
2007
318
0.050
Why?
Base Sequence
3
2016
2222
0.050
Why?
Demography
3
2009
193
0.050
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14
2
2014
50
0.050
Why?
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
1
2003
8
0.050
Why?
Primary Health Care
1
2007
395
0.050
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
2
2004
2896
0.050
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
3
2015
2785
0.050
Why?
Aged
5
2020
21703
0.050
Why?
Mental Disorders
1
2007
483
0.050
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
2
2017
588
0.050
Why?
Amino Acid Substitution
1
2002
334
0.040
Why?
Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate
1
2001
3
0.040
Why?
Sex Factors
2
2015
1138
0.040
Why?
Reproduction
1
2002
212
0.040
Why?
Limit of Detection
1
2021
22
0.040
Why?
Dried Blood Spot Testing
1
2021
9
0.040
Why?
Chromatography, Liquid
1
2021
102
0.040
Why?
Exoribonucleases
1
2019
9
0.040
Why?
Histocompatibility Testing
1
2020
145
0.040
Why?
Computer Simulation
2
2015
1152
0.040
Why?
Rats
1
2006
4071
0.040
Why?
Telomerase
1
2019
69
0.040
Why?
Muscle Contraction
1
2020
267
0.040
Why?
Muscle, Smooth
1
2020
299
0.040
Why?
Bronchi
1
2020
228
0.040
Why?
DNA Helicases
1
2019
91
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12
1
2019
64
0.040
Why?
Isoenzymes
1
1999
272
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8
1
2019
83
0.040
Why?
Exercise Therapy
1
1999
96
0.040
Why?
Low Back Pain
1
1999
62
0.040
Why?
Surface-Active Agents
1
2018
58
0.040
Why?
Proteomics
1
2020
278
0.030
Why?
Histone Code
1
2017
19
0.030
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2021
973
0.030
Why?
Genetic Markers
1
2018
471
0.030
Why?
Planning Techniques
1
1997
10
0.030
Why?
Budgets
1
1997
10
0.030
Why?
State Medicine
1
1997
15
0.030
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
1
2019
419
0.030
Why?
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
1
2017
179
0.030
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
1997
55
0.030
Why?
Dexamethasone
1
2018
318
0.030
Why?
DNA, Intergenic
1
2016
28
0.030
Why?
Leukocytes
1
2017
212
0.030
Why?
Pregnancy
1
2024
3243
0.030
Why?
Transplant Recipients
1
2018
182
0.030
Why?
Genetic Heterogeneity
1
2016
71
0.030
Why?
Protein S
1
2016
1
0.030
Why?
Nippostrongylus
1
2016
4
0.030
Why?
Strongylida Infections
1
2016
7
0.030
Why?
Pyroglyphidae
1
2016
15
0.030
Why?
Research Support as Topic
1
1997
97
0.030
Why?
Glucocorticoids
1
2018
369
0.030
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2016
84
0.030
Why?
Sexism
1
2016
64
0.030
Why?
Geography
1
2016
249
0.030
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2017
422
0.030
Why?
Blood Proteins
1
2016
147
0.030
Why?
Spain
1
2015
36
0.030
Why?
Phylogeny
2
2016
1337
0.030
Why?
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
1
2014
16
0.030
Why?
Databases, Nucleic Acid
1
2015
45
0.030
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
1
2019
749
0.030
Why?
Pharmacogenetics
1
2018
472
0.030
Why?
Nedd4 Ubiquitin Protein Ligases
1
2014
14
0.030
Why?
Philadelphia Chromosome
1
2014
48
0.030
Why?
Comparative Genomic Hybridization
1
2014
40
0.030
Why?
Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport
1
2014
17
0.030
Why?
Air Pollutants
1
2016
116
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
2017
976
0.030
Why?
Population Groups
1
2014
44
0.030
Why?
Indazoles
1
2014
63
0.030
Why?
Heterozygote
1
2015
390
0.030
Why?
Probability
1
2015
355
0.030
Why?
Cluster Analysis
1
2015
402
0.030
Why?
Sequence Deletion
1
2014
207
0.030
Why?
Inheritance Patterns
1
2013
55
0.020
Why?
DNA Copy Number Variations
1
2014
201
0.020
Why?
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7
1
2013
21
0.020
Why?
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins
1
2013
38
0.020
Why?
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
1
2014
188
0.020
Why?
Forced Expiratory Volume
1
2013
138
0.020
Why?
Research Design
1
1997
658
0.020
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
1
2013
81
0.020
Why?
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
1
2013
64
0.020
Why?
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
1
2012
29
0.020
Why?
Meta-Analysis as Topic
1
2012
86
0.020
Why?
Bias
1
2013
139
0.020
Why?
Africa
1
2012
111
0.020
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
2
2014
7371
0.020
Why?
Canada
1
2012
211
0.020
Why?
Databases, Genetic
1
2013
288
0.020
Why?
Markov Chains
1
2012
146
0.020
Why?
Dendritic Cells
1
2016
551
0.020
Why?
8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid
1
2011
11
0.020
Why?
Arachidonic Acid
1
2011
63
0.020
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
1
2011
106
0.020
Why?
Family
1
2013
327
0.020
Why?
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
1
2014
502
0.020
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2012
548
0.020
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
1
2018
4020
0.020
Why?
Mice, Knockout
1
2016
2206
0.020
Why?
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
1
2014
567
0.020
Why?
Coronary Artery Disease
1
2015
386
0.020
Why?
Recurrence
1
2013
1251
0.020
Why?
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
1
2014
384
0.020
Why?
Prognosis
1
2018
4105
0.020
Why?
Quantitative Trait Loci
1
2014
662
0.020
Why?
Hypersensitivity
1
2011
166
0.020
Why?
Chromosome Segregation
1
2009
35
0.020
Why?
Treatment Outcome
3
2012
9689
0.020
Why?
Pedigree
1
2011
980
0.020
Why?
Kidney Neoplasms
1
2014
556
0.020
Why?
T-Lymphocytes
1
2016
1324
0.020
Why?
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
1
2011
700
0.020
Why?
Health Status Disparities
1
2012
233
0.020
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
1
2016
2570
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2016
3591
0.020
Why?
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
1
2009
135
0.020
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Incidence
1
2012
1774
0.020
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Cooperative Behavior
1
2007
199
0.010
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Risk Assessment
1
2013
2582
0.010
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MicroRNAs
1
2009
603
0.010
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DNA, Mitochondrial
1
2003
211
0.010
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Genes, Insect
1
2003
186
0.010
Why?
Costs and Cost Analysis
1
1999
155
0.010
Why?
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
1
1999
314
0.010
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
1
1999
511
0.010
Why?
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