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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
3.040
Why?
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
37
2024
2494
1.610
Why?
Genome-Wide Association Study
28
2024
1763
1.580
Why?
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
20
2019
2473
1.220
Why?
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
4
2025
47
1.070
Why?
Genetic Association Studies
2
2017
301
0.900
Why?
Shock
1
2023
47
0.790
Why?
Respiratory Insufficiency
2
2023
205
0.780
Why?
Genetic Loci
11
2019
260
0.750
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
7
2012
891
0.740
Why?
Spermatozoa
3
2006
68
0.630
Why?
Indians, North American
3
2017
48
0.580
Why?
Genome, Human
8
2016
824
0.560
Why?
Alleles
10
2020
1157
0.550
Why?
Genetic Variation
8
2017
1423
0.530
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
0.430
Why?
Humans
73
2025
95971
0.410
Why?
Genetics, Population
6
2020
437
0.390
Why?
Psychodidae
3
2003
7
0.390
Why?
Electronic Health Records
1
2017
385
0.390
Why?
Proteins
4
2014
817
0.390
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
2
2014
128
0.390
Why?
Selection, Genetic
5
2013
537
0.370
Why?
Immunoglobulin E
3
2020
152
0.360
Why?
Mexican Americans
4
2020
70
0.350
Why?
Male
41
2025
45735
0.350
Why?
Infant, Newborn
6
2025
2612
0.340
Why?
Child
17
2022
7624
0.330
Why?
Female
40
2025
49938
0.320
Why?
Pulmonary Surfactants
2
2021
22
0.320
Why?
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
4
2014
423
0.300
Why?
Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
1
2009
164
0.290
Why?
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
3
2025
110
0.290
Why?
Chromosome Mapping
8
2018
1083
0.280
Why?
Polymorphism, Genetic
2
2009
828
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?
Albuterol
2
2018
35
0.240
Why?
Models, Genetic
4
2018
983
0.240
Why?
Bronchodilator Agents
2
2018
70
0.240
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, X
1
2006
57
0.240
Why?
Adolescent
16
2018
9888
0.240
Why?
Fertility
1
2005
119
0.230
Why?
Infant
3
2023
3366
0.220
Why?
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
1
2025
50
0.220
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
2
1997
498
0.220
Why?
Acetaminophen
1
2025
61
0.220
Why?
Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
1
2004
112
0.220
Why?
Case-Control Studies
6
2019
1957
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?
Disease
2
2017
92
0.200
Why?
Sex Characteristics
1
2005
339
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
855
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
669
0.170
Why?
Metabolomics
1
2021
98
0.160
Why?
Odds Ratio
3
2017
711
0.160
Why?
Drosophila
1
2004
539
0.160
Why?
Nitric Oxide
2
2018
280
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
7762
0.150
Why?
Lectins, C-Type
1
2019
88
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
5949
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?
Allografts
1
2019
205
0.150
Why?
Multifactorial Inheritance
1
2020
201
0.150
Why?
HLA Antigens
1
2020
231
0.150
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
1
2018
42
0.150
Why?
Smad2 Protein
1
2018
24
0.150
Why?
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A
1
2018
42
0.140
Why?
Gene Flow
2
2016
100
0.140
Why?
Chromosomes
1
2018
104
0.140
Why?
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
1
2021
359
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
1875
0.130
Why?
Confidence Intervals
1
1997
219
0.130
Why?
Puerto Rico
5
2016
34
0.130
Why?
Models, Statistical
2
2017
594
0.130
Why?
GATA3 Transcription Factor
2
2014
52
0.130
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
1
2017
115
0.130
Why?
Child, Preschool
5
2015
3977
0.130
Why?
Ikaros Transcription Factor
2
2014
25
0.130
Why?
Tacrolimus
1
2018
373
0.130
Why?
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
1
2018
294
0.130
Why?
Health Services Research
1
1997
147
0.130
Why?
Animals
11
2016
28924
0.130
Why?
Human Migration
1
2016
30
0.130
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
699
0.120
Why?
CD56 Antigen
1
2015
18
0.120
Why?
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
1
2015
17
0.120
Why?
Up-Regulation
1
2018
741
0.120
Why?
S100 Proteins
1
2015
53
0.120
Why?
Genetics, Medical
1
2015
51
0.120
Why?
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
1
2017
305
0.120
Why?
Genomic Imprinting
1
2015
32
0.120
Why?
Young Adult
8
2014
7001
0.120
Why?
Adult
14
2024
28637
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
908
0.110
Why?
Minority Groups
1
2016
155
0.110
Why?
DNA Methylation
2
2017
703
0.110
Why?
Calcium-Binding Proteins
1
2015
120
0.110
Why?
Adaptive Immunity
1
2016
180
0.110
Why?
Air Pollution
1
2016
107
0.110
Why?
DNA-Binding Proteins
4
2014
1269
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
0.110
Why?
Interleukin-4
2
2016
134
0.110
Why?
Rhinitis, Allergic
1
2014
52
0.110
Why?
Hip Fractures
1
1994
51
0.110
Why?
Gestational Age
2
2025
342
0.100
Why?
Mice
6
2016
12559
0.100
Why?
Kv Channel-Interacting Proteins
1
2013
9
0.100
Why?
Immunosuppressive Agents
1
2018
995
0.100
Why?
Neoplasm Proteins
2
2014
554
0.100
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
1
2013
47
0.100
Why?
Prevalence
1
2017
1345
0.100
Why?
Likelihood Functions
2
2004
257
0.100
Why?
HLA-DQ beta-Chains
1
2012
13
0.100
Why?
Venezuela
3
2003
9
0.100
Why?
Socioeconomic Factors
1
2015
639
0.100
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
1997
937
0.100
Why?
Fatty Acid Desaturases
1
2012
17
0.100
Why?
Cohort Studies
5
2019
3093
0.100
Why?
Kallikreins
1
2012
46
0.100
Why?
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
1
2012
61
0.100
Why?
RNA
2
2019
606
0.100
Why?
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
1
2014
299
0.090
Why?
Graft Rejection
1
2018
1128
0.090
Why?
Sulfonamides
1
2014
338
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?
Multigene Family
1
2012
213
0.090
Why?
Mutation
2
2019
4371
0.090
Why?
Open Reading Frames
1
2012
124
0.090
Why?
Gene Regulatory Networks
1
2014
321
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
1263
0.090
Why?
Computational Biology
1
2015
584
0.090
Why?
North America
1
2011
199
0.090
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
1731
0.080
Why?
United Kingdom
3
2007
192
0.080
Why?
Autoimmune Diseases
1
2012
257
0.080
Why?
Phenotype
4
2018
2580
0.080
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
2
2025
1007
0.080
Why?
Introns
3
2018
304
0.080
Why?
Recombination, Genetic
1
2011
444
0.080
Why?
Mexico
3
2015
74
0.070
Why?
Organ Specificity
2
2015
285
0.070
Why?
Pan troglodytes
1
2009
205
0.070
Why?
Algorithms
2
2015
2011
0.070
Why?
Middle Aged
8
2020
28255
0.060
Why?
Mental Health Services
1
2007
78
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
3
2015
2059
0.060
Why?
Genes, Essential
1
2005
20
0.060
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
2
2021
1969
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
1
2011
1534
0.060
Why?
Gene Expression
1
2009
1321
0.060
Why?
Patient Care Team
1
2007
306
0.060
Why?
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
1
2025
46
0.060
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
392
0.050
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
2
2004
3041
0.050
Why?
Aged
5
2020
20877
0.050
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
3
2015
2876
0.050
Why?
Mental Disorders
1
2007
463
0.050
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
2
2017
554
0.050
Why?
Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate
1
2001
3
0.040
Why?
Amino Acid Substitution
1
2002
337
0.040
Why?
Reproduction
1
2002
203
0.040
Why?
Sex Factors
2
2015
1132
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
1158
0.040
Why?
Rats
1
2006
4134
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
53
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
63
0.040
Why?
Proteomics
1
2020
269
0.040
Why?
Pilot Projects
1
2021
936
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
58
0.030
Why?
Transplant Recipients
1
2018
157
0.030
Why?
Dexamethasone
1
2018
352
0.030
Why?
DNA, Intergenic
1
2016
28
0.030
Why?
Leukocytes
1
2017
218
0.030
Why?
Pregnancy
1
2024
3241
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
372
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?
Databases, Nucleic Acid
1
2015
42
0.030
Why?
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
1
2014
17
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?
Philadelphia Chromosome
1
2014
44
0.030
Why?
Air Pollutants
1
2016
109
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
992
0.030
Why?
Cluster Analysis
1
2015
391
0.030
Why?
Probability
1
2015
366
0.030
Why?
Sequence Deletion
1
2014
213
0.030
Why?
Inheritance Patterns
1
2013
52
0.030
Why?
DNA Copy Number Variations
1
2014
191
0.030
Why?
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins
1
2013
38
0.030
Why?
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 7
1
2013
21
0.030
Why?
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
1
2014
185
0.020
Why?
Forced Expiratory Volume
1
2013
136
0.020
Why?
Research Design
1
1997
631
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
28
0.020
Why?
Meta-Analysis as Topic
1
2012
84
0.020
Why?
Bias
1
2013
139
0.020
Why?
Africa
1
2012
107
0.020
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
2
2014
7205
0.020
Why?
Canada
1
2012
215
0.020
Why?
Markov Chains
1
2012
136
0.020
Why?
Databases, Genetic
1
2013
282
0.020
Why?
Dendritic Cells
1
2016
539
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
333
0.020
Why?
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
1
2014
488
0.020
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
1
2018
3901
0.020
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2012
548
0.020
Why?
Mice, Knockout
1
2016
2163
0.020
Why?
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
1
2014
539
0.020
Why?
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
1
2014
365
0.020
Why?
Recurrence
1
2013
1216
0.020
Why?
Coronary Artery Disease
1
2015
394
0.020
Why?
Prognosis
1
2018
4024
0.020
Why?
Quantitative Trait Loci
1
2014
632
0.020
Why?
Hypersensitivity
1
2011
167
0.020
Why?
Treatment Outcome
3
2012
9092
0.020
Why?
Chromosome Segregation
1
2009
35
0.020
Why?
Pedigree
1
2011
983
0.020
Why?
Kidney Neoplasms
1
2014
557
0.020
Why?
T-Lymphocytes
1
2016
1317
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
2542
0.020
Why?
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
1
2009
125
0.020
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2016
3489
0.020
Why?
Incidence
1
2012
1705
0.020
Why?
Cooperative Behavior
1
2007
197
0.020
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Risk Assessment
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2013
2478
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MicroRNAs
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2009
591
0.010
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2018
10190
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2003
197
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2003
184
0.010
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1999
156
0.010
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1
1999
296
0.010
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
1
1999
515
0.010
Why?
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