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Dara Torgerson

Concepts (335)

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Concepts are listed by decreasing relevance which is based on many factors, including how many publications the person wrote about that topic, how long ago those publications were written, and how many publications other people have written on that same topic.


Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Asthma
29
2020
1051
3.020
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
37
2024
2494
1.600
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
28
2024
1765
1.570
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
20
2019
2474
1.220
Why?
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
4
2025
47
1.060
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
2
2017
301
0.890
Why?
Shock
1
2023
47
0.780
Why?
Respiratory Insufficiency
2
2023
205
0.780
Why?
Genetic Loci
11
2019
260
0.740
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
7
2012
891
0.730
Why?
Spermatozoa
3
2006
68
0.620
Why?
Indians, North American
3
2017
48
0.570
Why?
Genome, Human
8
2016
824
0.560
Why?
Alleles
10
2020
1157
0.540
Why?
Genetic Variation
8
2017
1423
0.520
Why?
Gene Frequency
10
2017
703
0.490
Why?
Bronchiolitis, Viral
1
2015
6
0.480
Why?
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2
1
2015
39
0.470
Why?
Infant, Premature
4
2023
308
0.470
Why?
Genotype
15
2020
1882
0.440
Why?
Infant, Extremely Premature
2
2025
43
0.430
Why?
X Chromosome
2
2006
157
0.420
Why?
Humans
73
2025
96112
0.410
Why?
Genetics, Population
6
2020
437
0.390
Why?
Electronic Health Records
1
2017
372
0.390
Why?
Proteins
4
2014
816
0.390
Why?
Psychodidae
3
2003
7
0.390
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
2
2014
128
0.380
Why?
Selection, Genetic
5
2013
537
0.370
Why?
Immunoglobulin E
3
2020
152
0.350
Why?
Mexican Americans
4
2020
70
0.350
Why?
Male
41
2025
45871
0.350
Why?
Infant, Newborn
6
2025
2614
0.340
Why?
Child
17
2022
7625
0.320
Why?
Female
40
2025
50045
0.310
Why?
Pulmonary Surfactants
2
2021
22
0.310
Why?
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
4
2014
423
0.300
Why?
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
3
2025
110
0.280
Why?
Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
1
2009
167
0.280
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
8
2018
1083
0.280
Why?
Polymorphism, Genetic
2
2009
829
0.280
Why?
Adaptation, Physiological
2
2012
340
0.270
Why?
Biological Evolution
2
2006
1030
0.270
Why?
Lung
3
2019
1382
0.260
Why?
Models, Genetic
4
2018
984
0.240
Why?
Albuterol
2
2018
35
0.240
Why?
Bronchodilator Agents
2
2018
70
0.240
Why?
Adolescent
16
2018
9895
0.230
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, X
1
2006
57
0.230
Why?
Fertility
1
2005
119
0.230
Why?
Infant
3
2023
3363
0.220
Why?
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
1
2025
50
0.220
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
2
1997
501
0.220
Why?
Acetaminophen
1
2025
61
0.220
Why?
Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
1
2004
112
0.210
Why?
Case-Control Studies
6
2019
1958
0.210
Why?
Lung Transplantation
2
2019
367
0.210
Why?
Testis
1
2004
153
0.210
Why?
Hydrocortisone
2
2023
300
0.210
Why?
Gene Duplication
1
2004
129
0.210
Why?
Haplotypes
6
2020
650
0.210
Why?
Environmental Exposure
2
2017
357
0.200
Why?
Retinopathy of Prematurity
1
2025
75
0.200
Why?
Sex Characteristics
1
2005
339
0.200
Why?
Disease
2
2017
93
0.200
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
3
2019
109
0.190
Why?
Metabolome
1
2023
63
0.190
Why?
Premature Birth
1
2024
130
0.190
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
2002
202
0.190
Why?
Genomics
3
2024
857
0.180
Why?
Insect Vectors
2
2003
11
0.170
Why?
Enzymes
1
2001
47
0.170
Why?
Budesonide
1
2021
46
0.170
Why?
Risk
4
2018
668
0.160
Why?
Odds Ratio
3
2017
713
0.160
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2021
98
0.160
Why?
Drosophila
1
2004
539
0.160
Why?
Nitric Oxide
2
2018
281
0.160
Why?
HLA-DRB1 Chains
1
2020
24
0.160
Why?
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
1
1999
4
0.160
Why?
Telomere-Binding Proteins
1
2019
14
0.160
Why?
Parents
1
2022
307
0.160
Why?
United States
11
2020
7768
0.150
Why?
Lectins, C-Type
1
2019
89
0.150
Why?
Primary Graft Dysfunction
1
2019
44
0.150
Why?
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic
1
2019
43
0.150
Why?
Risk Factors
7
2018
5961
0.150
Why?
Proteome
1
2020
156
0.150
Why?
Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
1
2018
5
0.150
Why?
Telomere
1
2019
121
0.150
Why?
HLA Antigens
1
2020
231
0.140
Why?
Allografts
1
2019
207
0.140
Why?
Multifactorial Inheritance
1
2020
202
0.140
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
1
2018
42
0.140
Why?
Smad2 Protein
1
2018
24
0.140
Why?
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A
1
2018
42
0.140
Why?
Gene Flow
2
2016
100
0.140
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
1
2021
358
0.140
Why?
Chromosomes
1
2018
104
0.140
Why?
Administration, Inhalation
1
2018
203
0.140
Why?
Pharmacogenomic Variants
1
2018
44
0.140
Why?
Lupus Nephritis
1
2018
79
0.130
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
1
2023
1876
0.130
Why?
Confidence Intervals
1
1997
220
0.130
Why?
Puerto Rico
5
2016
34
0.130
Why?
Models, Statistical
2
2017
594
0.130
Why?
Child, Preschool
5
2015
3974
0.130
Why?
GATA3 Transcription Factor
2
2014
52
0.130
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
1
2017
115
0.130
Why?
Tacrolimus
1
2018
373
0.130
Why?
Ikaros Transcription Factor
2
2014
25
0.130
Why?
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
1
2018
294
0.130
Why?
Health Services Research
1
1997
148
0.130
Why?
Animals
11
2016
28919
0.130
Why?
Human Migration
1
2016
30
0.120
Why?
Gene-Environment Interaction
1
2017
120
0.120
Why?
Linkage Disequilibrium
3
2012
481
0.120
Why?
Host-Parasite Interactions
1
2016
33
0.120
Why?
Software
2
2017
698
0.120
Why?
CD56 Antigen
1
2015
18
0.120
Why?
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
1
2015
17
0.120
Why?
Up-Regulation
1
2018
740
0.120
Why?
S100 Proteins
1
2015
53
0.120
Why?
Genetics, Medical
1
2015
51
0.120
Why?
Young Adult
8
2014
7025
0.110
Why?
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
1
2017
308
0.110
Why?
Genomic Imprinting
1
2015
32
0.110
Why?
Adult
14
2024
28725
0.110
Why?
Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase
1
2015
41
0.110
Why?
Respiration, Artificial
1
2018
424
0.110
Why?
Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
1
2016
159
0.110
Why?
Exome
1
2015
141
0.110
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
3
2017
910
0.110
Why?
Minority Groups
1
2016
154
0.110
Why?
DNA Methylation
2
2017
703
0.110
Why?
Adaptive Immunity
1
2016
180
0.110
Why?
Air Pollution
1
2016
107
0.110
Why?
Calcium-Binding Proteins
1
2015
120
0.110
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
4
2014
1267
0.110
Why?
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2
1
2014
81
0.110
Why?
Cholecalciferol
1
1994
35
0.110
Why?
Interpersonal Relations
1
2015
182
0.110
Why?
Founder Effect
1
2014
106
0.100
Why?
Interleukin-4
2
2016
136
0.100
Why?
Rhinitis, Allergic
1
2014
52
0.100
Why?
Hip Fractures
1
1994
51
0.100
Why?
Mice
6
2016
12541
0.100
Why?
Gestational Age
2
2025
343
0.100
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
1
2018
995
0.100
Why?
Kv Channel-Interacting Proteins
1
2013
9
0.100
Why?
Neoplasm Proteins
2
2014
553
0.100
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
1
2013
47
0.100
Why?
Prevalence
1
2017
1349
0.100
Why?
Likelihood Functions
2
2004
257
0.100
Why?
HLA-DQ beta-Chains
1
2012
13
0.100
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
1
2015
640
0.100
Why?
Venezuela
3
2003
9
0.100
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
1997
935
0.100
Why?
Fatty Acid Desaturases
1
2012
17
0.100
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2019
3110
0.100
Why?
Kallikreins
1
2012
46
0.090
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
1
2012
61
0.090
Why?
RNA
2
2019
605
0.090
Why?
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
1
2014
299
0.090
Why?
Sulfonamides
1
2014
337
0.090
Why?
Graft Rejection
1
2018
1126
0.090
Why?
Immunity, Innate
1
2016
464
0.090
Why?
Untranslated Regions
1
2012
18
0.090
Why?
Pyrimidines
1
2014
386
0.090
Why?
Mutation
2
2019
4374
0.090
Why?
Multigene Family
1
2012
213
0.090
Why?
Open Reading Frames
1
2012
124
0.090
Why?
Gene Regulatory Networks
1
2014
322
0.090
Why?
Caribbean Region
1
2011
27
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
1268
0.090
Why?
Computational Biology
1
2015
586
0.090
Why?
North America
1
2011
199
0.080
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
2
2001
270
0.080
Why?
Prostate-Specific Antigen
1
2012
346
0.080
Why?
Exons
1
2012
454
0.080
Why?
Transcription Factors
3
2014
1730
0.080
Why?
United Kingdom
3
2007
192
0.080
Why?
Autoimmune Diseases
1
2012
257
0.080
Why?
Phenotype
4
2018
2579
0.080
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2025
1010
0.080
Why?
Introns
3
2018
304
0.080
Why?
Recombination, Genetic
1
2011
444
0.070
Why?
Mexico
3
2015
74
0.070
Why?
Organ Specificity
2
2015
286
0.070
Why?
Pan troglodytes
1
2009
205
0.070
Why?
Algorithms
2
2015
2015
0.070
Why?
Middle Aged
8
2020
28371
0.060
Why?
Mental Health Services
1
2007
78
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
3
2015
2061
0.060
Why?
Genes, Essential
1
2005
20
0.060
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
2
2021
1973
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
1
2011
1535
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2009
1320
0.060
Why?
Patient Care Team
1
2007
307
0.050
Why?
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
1
2025
46
0.050
Why?
Codon
1
2004
120
0.050
Why?
Data Interpretation, Statistical
2
2015
312
0.050
Why?
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
1
2024
19
0.050
Why?
Base Sequence
3
2016
2344
0.050
Why?
Demography
3
2009
189
0.050
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14
2
2014
50
0.050
Why?
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
1
2003
7
0.050
Why?
Primary Health Care
1
2007
391
0.050
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
2
2004
3040
0.050
Why?
Aged
5
2020
20972
0.050
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
3
2015
2883
0.050
Why?
Mental Disorders
1
2007
463
0.050
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
2
2017
555
0.050
Why?
Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate
1
2001
3
0.040
Why?
Amino Acid Substitution
1
2002
336
0.040
Why?
Reproduction
1
2002
202
0.040
Why?
Sex Factors
2
2015
1133
0.040
Why?
Limit of Detection
1
2021
21
0.040
Why?
Dried Blood Spot Testing
1
2021
10
0.040
Why?
Chromatography, Liquid
1
2021
104
0.040
Why?
Exoribonucleases
1
2019
9
0.040
Why?
Histocompatibility Testing
1
2020
141
0.040
Why?
Computer Simulation
2
2015
1159
0.040
Why?
Rats
1
2006
4155
0.040
Why?
Muscle Contraction
1
2020
294
0.040
Why?
Telomerase
1
2019
68
0.040
Why?
Bronchi
1
2020
234
0.040
Why?
DNA Helicases
1
2019
90
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12
1
2019
65
0.040
Why?
Muscle, Smooth
1
2020
358
0.040
Why?
Isoenzymes
1
1999
278
0.040
Why?
Low Back Pain
1
1999
59
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8
1
2019
83
0.040
Why?
Exercise Therapy
1
1999
94
0.040
Why?
Surface-Active Agents
1
2018
62
0.040
Why?
Proteomics
1
2020
268
0.030
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2021
938
0.030
Why?
Histone Code
1
2017
19
0.030
Why?
Genetic Markers
1
2018
479
0.030
Why?
Planning Techniques
1
1997
11
0.030
Why?
Budgets
1
1997
10
0.030
Why?
State Medicine
1
1997
14
0.030
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
1
2019
412
0.030
Why?
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
1
2017
179
0.030
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
1997
55
0.030
Why?
Transplant Recipients
1
2018
157
0.030
Why?
Dexamethasone
1
2018
351
0.030
Why?
DNA, Intergenic
1
2016
28
0.030
Why?
Leukocytes
1
2017
218
0.030
Why?
Pregnancy
1
2024
3240
0.030
Why?
Research Support as Topic
1
1997
92
0.030
Why?
Genetic Heterogeneity
1
2016
70
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?
Glucocorticoids
1
2018
369
0.030
Why?
Pyroglyphidae
1
2016
15
0.030
Why?
Sexism
1
2016
57
0.030
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2016
85
0.030
Why?
Geography
1
2016
240
0.030
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2017
404
0.030
Why?
Phylogeny
2
2016
1275
0.030
Why?
Blood Proteins
1
2016
151
0.030
Why?
Spain
1
2015
35
0.030
Why?
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
1
2014
17
0.030
Why?
Databases, Nucleic Acid
1
2015
44
0.030
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
1
2019
750
0.030
Why?
Pharmacogenetics
1
2018
456
0.030
Why?
Nedd4 Ubiquitin Protein Ligases
1
2014
14
0.030
Why?
Air Pollutants
1
2016
109
0.030
Why?
Philadelphia Chromosome
1
2014
44
0.030
Why?
Comparative Genomic Hybridization
1
2014
40
0.030
Why?
Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport
1
2014
16
0.030
Why?
Heterozygote
1
2015
382
0.030
Why?
Indazoles
1
2014
61
0.030
Why?
Population Groups
1
2014
42
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
2017
996
0.030
Why?
Cluster Analysis
1
2015
393
0.030
Why?
Probability
1
2015
365
0.030
Why?
Sequence Deletion
1
2014
212
0.030
Why?
Inheritance Patterns
1
2013
52
0.030
Why?
DNA Copy Number Variations
1
2014
191
0.020
Why?
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins
1
2013
38
0.020
Why?
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7
1
2013
21
0.020
Why?
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
1
2014
185
0.020
Why?
Research Design
1
1997
631
0.020
Why?
Forced Expiratory Volume
1
2013
136
0.020
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
1
2013
81
0.020
Why?
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
1
2013
81
0.020
Why?
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
1
2012
27
0.020
Why?
Meta-Analysis as Topic
1
2012
84
0.020
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
2
2014
7230
0.020
Why?
Bias
1
2013
139
0.020
Why?
Africa
1
2012
107
0.020
Why?
Canada
1
2012
215
0.020
Why?
Markov Chains
1
2012
137
0.020
Why?
Databases, Genetic
1
2013
284
0.020
Why?
Dendritic Cells
1
2016
541
0.020
Why?
8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid
1
2011
12
0.020
Why?
Arachidonic Acid
1
2011
65
0.020
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
1
2011
107
0.020
Why?
Family
1
2013
332
0.020
Why?
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
1
2014
488
0.020
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
1
2018
3927
0.020
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2012
547
0.020
Why?
Mice, Knockout
1
2016
2161
0.020
Why?
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
1
2014
540
0.020
Why?
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
1
2014
367
0.020
Why?
Recurrence
1
2013
1218
0.020
Why?
Coronary Artery Disease
1
2015
394
0.020
Why?
Prognosis
1
2018
4029
0.020
Why?
Quantitative Trait Loci
1
2014
632
0.020
Why?
Hypersensitivity
1
2011
166
0.020
Why?
Treatment Outcome
3
2012
9176
0.020
Why?
Chromosome Segregation
1
2009
35
0.020
Why?
Pedigree
1
2011
982
0.020
Why?
Kidney Neoplasms
1
2014
558
0.020
Why?
T-Lymphocytes
1
2016
1316
0.020
Why?
Health Status Disparities
1
2012
221
0.020
Why?
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
1
2011
701
0.020
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
1
2016
2550
0.020
Why?
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
1
2009
125
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2016
3490
0.020
Why?
Incidence
1
2012
1715
0.020
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Cooperative Behavior
1
2007
197
0.020
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Risk Assessment
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2013
2480
0.010
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MicroRNAs
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2009
592
0.010
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2018
10287
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2003
197
0.010
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2003
184
0.010
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1
1999
157
0.010
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1
1999
296
0.010
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
1
1999
514
0.010
Why?
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