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Dara Torgerson

Concepts (335)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Asthma
29
2020
1039
2.990
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
37
2024
2484
1.580
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
28
2024
1762
1.550
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
20
2019
2465
1.210
Why?
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
4
2025
47
1.050
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
2
2017
300
0.880
Why?
Shock
1
2023
46
0.770
Why?
Respiratory Insufficiency
2
2023
202
0.770
Why?
Genetic Loci
11
2019
260
0.730
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
7
2012
878
0.730
Why?
Spermatozoa
3
2006
68
0.610
Why?
Indians, North American
3
2017
48
0.560
Why?
Genome, Human
8
2016
823
0.550
Why?
Alleles
10
2020
1139
0.540
Why?
Genetic Variation
8
2017
1415
0.520
Why?
Gene Frequency
10
2017
700
0.480
Why?
Bronchiolitis, Viral
1
2015
6
0.470
Why?
Infant, Premature
4
2023
297
0.460
Why?
Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2
1
2015
39
0.460
Why?
Genotype
15
2020
1866
0.430
Why?
Infant, Extremely Premature
2
2025
43
0.420
Why?
X Chromosome
2
2006
154
0.420
Why?
Humans
73
2025
93511
0.410
Why?
Genetics, Population
6
2020
439
0.390
Why?
Electronic Health Records
1
2017
372
0.390
Why?
Proteins
4
2014
803
0.380
Why?
Psychodidae
3
2003
7
0.380
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
2
2014
127
0.380
Why?
Selection, Genetic
5
2013
538
0.370
Why?
Male
41
2025
44553
0.350
Why?
Immunoglobulin E
3
2020
148
0.350
Why?
Mexican Americans
4
2020
70
0.340
Why?
Infant, Newborn
6
2025
2479
0.340
Why?
Child
17
2022
7355
0.330
Why?
Female
40
2025
48698
0.310
Why?
Pulmonary Surfactants
2
2021
22
0.310
Why?
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
4
2014
423
0.290
Why?
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
3
2025
108
0.280
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
8
2018
1052
0.280
Why?
Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
1
2009
166
0.280
Why?
Polymorphism, Genetic
2
2009
826
0.280
Why?
Adaptation, Physiological
2
2012
329
0.270
Why?
Biological Evolution
2
2006
1020
0.270
Why?
Lung
3
2019
1366
0.260
Why?
Models, Genetic
4
2018
970
0.240
Why?
Albuterol
2
2018
35
0.240
Why?
Bronchodilator Agents
2
2018
70
0.230
Why?
Adolescent
16
2018
9606
0.230
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, X
1
2006
57
0.230
Why?
Fertility
1
2005
119
0.220
Why?
Infant
3
2023
3220
0.220
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
2
1997
492
0.210
Why?
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
1
2025
51
0.210
Why?
Acetaminophen
1
2025
61
0.210
Why?
Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
1
2004
110
0.210
Why?
Case-Control Studies
6
2019
1931
0.210
Why?
Lung Transplantation
2
2019
367
0.210
Why?
Testis
1
2004
148
0.210
Why?
Hydrocortisone
2
2023
296
0.210
Why?
Gene Duplication
1
2004
128
0.200
Why?
Haplotypes
6
2020
647
0.200
Why?
Environmental Exposure
2
2017
355
0.200
Why?
Retinopathy of Prematurity
1
2025
75
0.200
Why?
Sex Characteristics
1
2005
333
0.200
Why?
Disease
2
2017
92
0.200
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
3
2019
109
0.190
Why?
Metabolome
1
2023
62
0.190
Why?
Premature Birth
1
2024
129
0.190
Why?
Mutagenesis
1
2002
192
0.180
Why?
Genomics
3
2024
848
0.180
Why?
Insect Vectors
2
2003
11
0.170
Why?
Enzymes
1
2001
47
0.170
Why?
Budesonide
1
2021
46
0.160
Why?
Risk
4
2018
657
0.160
Why?
Odds Ratio
3
2017
711
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?
Parents
1
2022
292
0.160
Why?
Telomere-Binding Proteins
1
2019
14
0.160
Why?
United States
11
2020
7619
0.150
Why?
Lectins, C-Type
1
2019
89
0.150
Why?
Risk Factors
7
2018
5898
0.150
Why?
Primary Graft Dysfunction
1
2019
44
0.150
Why?
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic
1
2019
43
0.150
Why?
Proteome
1
2020
153
0.150
Why?
Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
1
2018
5
0.150
Why?
Telomere
1
2019
120
0.140
Why?
HLA Antigens
1
2020
228
0.140
Why?
Allografts
1
2019
205
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
41
0.140
Why?
Gene Flow
2
2016
101
0.140
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
1
2021
353
0.140
Why?
Chromosomes
1
2018
91
0.140
Why?
Administration, Inhalation
1
2018
203
0.140
Why?
Pharmacogenomic Variants
1
2018
45
0.140
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
1
2023
1847
0.130
Why?
Lupus Nephritis
1
2018
78
0.130
Why?
Confidence Intervals
1
1997
217
0.130
Why?
Puerto Rico
5
2016
33
0.130
Why?
Models, Statistical
2
2017
585
0.130
Why?
Child, Preschool
5
2015
3829
0.130
Why?
GATA3 Transcription Factor
2
2014
52
0.130
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
1
2017
113
0.130
Why?
Tacrolimus
1
2018
372
0.130
Why?
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
1
2018
289
0.130
Why?
Ikaros Transcription Factor
2
2014
25
0.130
Why?
Animals
11
2016
28155
0.130
Why?
Health Services Research
1
1997
142
0.130
Why?
Human Migration
1
2016
30
0.120
Why?
Gene-Environment Interaction
1
2017
120
0.120
Why?
Software
2
2017
670
0.120
Why?
Linkage Disequilibrium
3
2012
478
0.120
Why?
Host-Parasite Interactions
1
2016
33
0.120
Why?
CD56 Antigen
1
2015
18
0.120
Why?
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
1
2015
13
0.120
Why?
Up-Regulation
1
2018
730
0.120
Why?
S100 Proteins
1
2015
51
0.120
Why?
Young Adult
8
2014
6930
0.110
Why?
Adult
14
2024
27918
0.110
Why?
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
1
2017
295
0.110
Why?
Genetics, Medical
1
2015
51
0.110
Why?
Genomic Imprinting
1
2015
32
0.110
Why?
Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase
1
2015
38
0.110
Why?
Respiration, Artificial
1
2018
423
0.110
Why?
Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
1
2016
156
0.110
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
3
2017
893
0.110
Why?
Minority Groups
1
2016
149
0.110
Why?
Exome
1
2015
141
0.110
Why?
DNA Methylation
2
2017
697
0.110
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
4
2014
1234
0.110
Why?
Air Pollution
1
2016
107
0.110
Why?
Adaptive Immunity
1
2016
179
0.110
Why?
Calcium-Binding Proteins
1
2015
119
0.110
Why?
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2
1
2014
78
0.110
Why?
Cholecalciferol
1
1994
35
0.110
Why?
Interpersonal Relations
1
2015
177
0.110
Why?
Founder Effect
1
2014
106
0.100
Why?
Interleukin-4
2
2016
134
0.100
Why?
Rhinitis, Allergic
1
2014
52
0.100
Why?
Hip Fractures
1
1994
51
0.100
Why?
Mice
6
2016
12269
0.100
Why?
Gestational Age
2
2025
333
0.100
Why?
Neoplasm Proteins
2
2014
537
0.100
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
1
2018
990
0.100
Why?
Kv Channel-Interacting Proteins
1
2013
9
0.100
Why?
Prevalence
1
2017
1321
0.100
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
1
2013
47
0.100
Why?
Likelihood Functions
2
2004
256
0.100
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
1
2015
624
0.100
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
1997
920
0.100
Why?
HLA-DQ beta-Chains
1
2012
13
0.100
Why?
Venezuela
3
2003
9
0.100
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2019
3054
0.100
Why?
Fatty Acid Desaturases
1
2012
17
0.090
Why?
RNA
2
2019
573
0.090
Why?
Kallikreins
1
2012
46
0.090
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
1
2012
61
0.090
Why?
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
1
2014
291
0.090
Why?
Sulfonamides
1
2014
331
0.090
Why?
Graft Rejection
1
2018
1120
0.090
Why?
Immunity, Innate
1
2016
463
0.090
Why?
Untranslated Regions
1
2012
18
0.090
Why?
Pyrimidines
1
2014
384
0.090
Why?
Mutation
2
2019
4272
0.090
Why?
Multigene Family
1
2012
203
0.090
Why?
Gene Regulatory Networks
1
2014
317
0.090
Why?
Open Reading Frames
1
2012
113
0.090
Why?
Caribbean Region
1
2011
26
0.090
Why?
Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase
1
2011
4
0.090
Why?
Logistic Models
3
2025
1243
0.090
Why?
Fatty Acids, Omega-6
1
2011
9
0.090
Why?
Computational Biology
1
2015
578
0.090
Why?
North America
1
2011
195
0.080
Why?
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
2
2001
251
0.080
Why?
Transcription Factors
3
2014
1691
0.080
Why?
Prostate-Specific Antigen
1
2012
337
0.080
Why?
Exons
1
2012
450
0.080
Why?
United Kingdom
3
2007
190
0.080
Why?
Autoimmune Diseases
1
2012
255
0.080
Why?
Phenotype
4
2018
2544
0.080
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2025
985
0.080
Why?
Introns
3
2018
300
0.080
Why?
Recombination, Genetic
1
2011
419
0.070
Why?
Mexico
3
2015
73
0.070
Why?
Organ Specificity
2
2015
279
0.070
Why?
Algorithms
2
2015
1953
0.070
Why?
Pan troglodytes
1
2009
203
0.070
Why?
Middle Aged
8
2020
27569
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
3
2015
1985
0.060
Why?
Mental Health Services
1
2007
77
0.060
Why?
Genes, Essential
1
2005
19
0.060
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
2
2021
1914
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
1
2011
1518
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2009
1301
0.060
Why?
Patient Care Team
1
2007
298
0.050
Why?
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
1
2025
46
0.050
Why?
Data Interpretation, Statistical
2
2015
306
0.050
Why?
Codon
1
2004
116
0.050
Why?
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
1
2024
19
0.050
Why?
Base Sequence
3
2016
2220
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
378
0.050
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
3
2015
2715
0.050
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
2
2004
2910
0.050
Why?
Aged
5
2020
20430
0.050
Why?
Mental Disorders
1
2007
455
0.050
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
2
2017
555
0.050
Why?
Amino Acid Substitution
1
2002
331
0.040
Why?
Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate
1
2001
3
0.040
Why?
Sex Factors
2
2015
1105
0.040
Why?
Reproduction
1
2002
204
0.040
Why?
Limit of Detection
1
2021
21
0.040
Why?
Dried Blood Spot Testing
1
2021
9
0.040
Why?
Chromatography, Liquid
1
2021
104
0.040
Why?
Exoribonucleases
1
2019
9
0.040
Why?
Histocompatibility Testing
1
2020
140
0.040
Why?
Computer Simulation
2
2015
1118
0.040
Why?
Rats
1
2006
4072
0.040
Why?
Muscle Contraction
1
2020
256
0.040
Why?
Telomerase
1
2019
67
0.040
Why?
Bronchi
1
2020
225
0.040
Why?
Muscle, Smooth
1
2020
300
0.040
Why?
DNA Helicases
1
2019
89
0.040
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12
1
2019
63
0.040
Why?
Isoenzymes
1
1999
272
0.040
Why?
Low Back Pain
1
1999
58
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
57
0.040
Why?
Proteomics
1
2020
264
0.030
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2021
917
0.030
Why?
Histone Code
1
2017
19
0.030
Why?
Genetic Markers
1
2018
469
0.030
Why?
Planning Techniques
1
1997
10
0.030
Why?
Budgets
1
1997
10
0.030
Why?
State Medicine
1
1997
14
0.030
Why?
Cell Cycle Proteins
1
2019
409
0.030
Why?
Dexamethasone
1
2018
312
0.030
Why?
Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
1
2017
179
0.030
Why?
Efficiency, Organizational
1
1997
53
0.030
Why?
Transplant Recipients
1
2018
157
0.030
Why?
Pregnancy
1
2024
3147
0.030
Why?
DNA, Intergenic
1
2016
28
0.030
Why?
Leukocytes
1
2017
210
0.030
Why?
Research Support as Topic
1
1997
89
0.030
Why?
Genetic Heterogeneity
1
2016
69
0.030
Why?
Protein S
1
2016
1
0.030
Why?
Nippostrongylus
1
2016
4
0.030
Why?
Glucocorticoids
1
2018
362
0.030
Why?
Strongylida Infections
1
2016
7
0.030
Why?
Pyroglyphidae
1
2016
15
0.030
Why?
Sexism
1
2016
56
0.030
Why?
Gene Knockout Techniques
1
2016
84
0.030
Why?
Geography
1
2016
240
0.030
Why?
Bayes Theorem
1
2017
402
0.030
Why?
Phylogeny
2
2016
1266
0.030
Why?
Blood Proteins
1
2016
145
0.030
Why?
Spain
1
2015
33
0.030
Why?
Nuclear Proteins
1
2019
740
0.030
Why?
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
1
2014
16
0.030
Why?
Databases, Nucleic Acid
1
2015
44
0.030
Why?
Pharmacogenetics
1
2018
456
0.030
Why?
Air Pollutants
1
2016
108
0.030
Why?
Nedd4 Ubiquitin Protein Ligases
1
2014
14
0.030
Why?
Philadelphia Chromosome
1
2014
44
0.030
Why?
Comparative Genomic Hybridization
1
2014
40
0.030
Why?
Indazoles
1
2014
58
0.030
Why?
Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport
1
2014
16
0.030
Why?
Heterozygote
1
2015
382
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
2017
962
0.030
Why?
Population Groups
1
2014
42
0.030
Why?
Probability
1
2015
355
0.030
Why?
Cluster Analysis
1
2015
391
0.030
Why?
Sequence Deletion
1
2014
209
0.030
Why?
Inheritance Patterns
1
2013
53
0.020
Why?
DNA Copy Number Variations
1
2014
192
0.020
Why?
Research Design
1
1997
617
0.020
Why?
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins
1
2013
37
0.020
Why?
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7
1
2013
21
0.020
Why?
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
1
2014
183
0.020
Why?
Forced Expiratory Volume
1
2013
136
0.020
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
1
2013
80
0.020
Why?
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
1
2013
79
0.020
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
2
2014
7061
0.020
Why?
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
1
2012
27
0.020
Why?
Meta-Analysis as Topic
1
2012
83
0.020
Why?
Bias
1
2013
137
0.020
Why?
Africa
1
2012
109
0.020
Why?
Canada
1
2012
194
0.020
Why?
Markov Chains
1
2012
135
0.020
Why?
Databases, Genetic
1
2013
282
0.020
Why?
Dendritic Cells
1
2016
536
0.020
Why?
8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid
1
2011
12
0.020
Why?
Arachidonic Acid
1
2011
62
0.020
Why?
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
1
2014
481
0.020
Why?
Family
1
2013
324
0.020
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
1
2011
106
0.020
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
1
2018
3828
0.020
Why?
Mice, Knockout
1
2016
2121
0.020
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2012
543
0.020
Why?
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
1
2014
361
0.020
Why?
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
1
2014
537
0.020
Why?
Coronary Artery Disease
1
2015
375
0.020
Why?
Recurrence
1
2013
1190
0.020
Why?
Prognosis
1
2018
3910
0.020
Why?
Quantitative Trait Loci
1
2014
630
0.020
Why?
Treatment Outcome
3
2012
9098
0.020
Why?
Hypersensitivity
1
2011
162
0.020
Why?
Chromosome Segregation
1
2009
35
0.020
Why?
Pedigree
1
2011
961
0.020
Why?
Kidney Neoplasms
1
2014
546
0.020
Why?
T-Lymphocytes
1
2016
1275
0.020
Why?
Health Status Disparities
1
2012
219
0.020
Why?
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
1
2011
691
0.020
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
1
2016
2495
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2016
3435
0.020
Why?
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
1
2009
125
0.020
Why?
Incidence
1
2012
1701
0.020
Why?
Cooperative Behavior
1
2007
192
0.010
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Risk Assessment
1
2013
2440
0.010
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MicroRNAs
1
2009
580
0.010
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2018
10164
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DNA, Mitochondrial
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2003
200
0.010
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Genes, Insect
1
2003
184
0.010
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1
1999
154
0.010
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
1
1999
292
0.010
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
1
1999
484
0.010
Why?
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