Antonel Olckers

4.8k citations

28 papers · 1.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 15

Genetics top 2%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Archeology top 1%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 10%
Clinical Biochemistry top 5%

Co-authors: Douglas C. Wallace Vincent Macaulay R. I. Sukernik Eduardo Ruiz‐Pesini Kirk A. Easley Martin Brandon Paweł Golik Dan Mishmar
Topics: Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 papers)Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (3 papers)Legal Education and Practice Innovations (3 papers)
Cited by: Genetics Archeology Clinical Biochemistry
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Biochemical Journal Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Partner nations: South Africa United States United Kingdom

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Antonel Olckers

28 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Natural selection shaped regional mtDNA variation in humans

2002 790 citations Dan Mishmar, Eduardo Ruiz‐Pesini et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Science Serving Justice: Opportunities for Enhancing Integrity in Forensic Science in Africa 2021 ·Forensic Sciences Research ·Antonel Olckers,(unknown)	9
2	Protecting participants in health research: The South African Material Transfer Agreement 2019 ·South African Medical Journal ·(unknown),Ames Dhai,(unknown),Kevin Behrens,(unknown),(unknown),P. Cleaton‐Jones,Antonel Olckers,(unknown),(unknown)	10
3	Safeguarding the future of genomic research in South Africa: Broad consent and the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 2019 ·South African Medical Journal ·Ciara Staunton,Rachel Adams,(unknown),Edward S. Dove,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Antonel Olckers,Michael S. Pepper,(unknown),Michael A. E. Ramsay,Nóra Ní Loideáin,Jantina de Vries	23
4	Unaccredited and unregulated – when science does not serve justice 2019 ·Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences ·Antonel Olckers,(unknown),(unknown)	4
5	Science, law and the media – the reality of practising forensic science in South Africa 2019 ·Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences ·Antonel Olckers,(unknown),(unknown)	2
6	ASSAf consensus study on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetics and genomics in South Africa 2018 ·South African Journal of Science ·Michael S. Pepper,Collet Dandara,Jantina de Vries,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Keymanthri Moodley,Antonel Olckers,(unknown),Raj Ramesar,Michèle Ramsay,Himla Soodyall,(unknown)	12
7	Characterization of the genetic variation present in CYP3A4 in three South African populations 2013 ·Frontiers in Genetics ·Britt I. Drögemöller,Marieth Plummer,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Dana Niehaus,Liezl Koen,G. Gebhardt,(unknown),Antonel Olckers,Galen E.B. Wright,Louise Warnich	40
8	Compound heterozygosity in a South African patient with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 2012 ·Neuromuscular Disorders ·Antonel Olckers,(unknown),G. Towers,(unknown),Engela Honey,(unknown)	2
9	Genetic Polymorphisms of β₂- and β₃-Adrenergic Receptor Genes Associated with Characteristics of the Metabolic Syndrome in Black South African Women 2008 ·Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Hugo W. Huisman,Aletta E. Schutte,G. Towers,Antonel Olckers,Peter E. H. Schwarz,N.T. Malan,Leoné Malan,Rudolph Schutte	11
10	Classifying Africans with the Metabolic Syndrome 2008 ·Hormone and Metabolic Research ·Aletta E. Schutte,Rudolph Schutte,Hugo W. Huisman,Johannes M. Van Rooyen,Leoné Malan,Antonel Olckers,N.T. Malan	15
11	Global meta-analysis of the C-11377G alteration in the ADIPOQ gene indicates the presence of population-specific effects: challenge for global health initiatives 2008 ·The Pharmacogenomics Journal ·Peter Schwarz,G. Towers,(unknown),(unknown),Paul Rheeder,Jan Schulze,Stefan R. Bornstein,Julio Licínio,Ma‐Li Wong,Aletta E. Schutte,Antonel Olckers	16
12	Protective effect against type 2 diabetes mellitus identified within the ACDC gene in a black South African diabetic cohort 2007 ·Metabolism ·Antonel Olckers,G. Towers,(unknown),Peter Schwarz,Paul Rheeder,Aletta E. Schutte	28
13	Natural selection shaped regional mtDNA variation in humansbreakdown → 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Dan Mishmar,Eduardo Ruiz‐Pesini,Paweł Golik,Vincent Macaulay,Andrew G. Clark,Seyed Vali Hosseini,Martin Brandon,Kirk A. Easley,(unknown),Michael D. Brown,R. I. Sukernik,Antonel Olckers,Douglas C. Wallace	790
14	A Back Migration from Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa Is Supported by High-Resolution Analysis of Human Y-Chromosome Haplotypes 2002 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Fulvio Cruciani,P. Santolamazza,Peidong Shen,Vincent Macaulay,Pedro Moral,Antonel Olckers,David Modiano,Susan Holmes,Giovanni Destro‐Bisol,Valentina Coia,Douglas C. Wallace,Peter J. Oefner,Antonio Torroni,L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza,Rosaria Scozzari,Peter A. Underhill	276
15	Evaluation of a Novel Heminested PCR Assay Based on the Phosphoglucosamine Mutase Gene for Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Saliva and Dental Plaque 2002 ·Journal of Clinical Microbiology ·(unknown),Jacques Theron,(unknown),Francois F. Maree,Antonel Olckers,(unknown),Albert J. Lastovica,Van der Merwe	37
16	mtDNA Variation in the South African Kung and Khwe—and Their Genetic Relationships to Other African Populations 2000 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Yusheng Chen,Antonel Olckers,Theodore G. Schurr,Andreas M. Kogelnik,Kirsi Huoponen,Douglas C. Wallace	151
17	Combined Use of Biallelic and Microsatellite Y-Chromosome Polymorphisms to Infer Affinities among African Populations 1999 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Rosaria Scozzari,Fulvio Cruciani,P. Santolamazza,Patrizia Malaspina,Antonio Torroni,Daniele Sellitto,Barbara Arredi,Giovanni Destro‐Bisol,Gianfranco De Stefano,Olga Rickards,Cristina Martínez‐Labarga,David Modiano,Gianfranco Biondi,Pedro Moral,Antonel Olckers,Douglas C. Wallace,Andrea Novelletto	86
18	Masseter Muscle Rigidity Associated with Glycine1306-to- Alanine Mutation in the Adult Muscle Sodium Channel α-Subunit Gene 1995 ·Anesthesiology ·(unknown),Antonel Olckers,Anne Jedlicka,Alfred L. George,Terry Heiman‐Patterson,(unknown),Jeffrey E. Fletcher,Roy C. Levitt	43
19	Evidence for the localization of a malignant hyperthermia susceptibility locus (MHS2) to human chromosome 17q 1992 ·Genomics ·Roy C. Levitt,Antonel Olckers,Samuel P. Meyers,(unknown),Henry Rosenberg,H Isaacs,Deborah A. Meyers	95
20	Adult muscle sodium channel α-subunit is a gene candidate for malignant hyperthermia susceptibility 1992 ·Genomics ·Antonel Olckers,Deborah A. Meyers,Samuel P. Meyers,Eugene W. Taylor,Jeffrey E. Fletcher,Henry Rosenberg,H Isaacs,Roy C. Levitt	30

About Antonel Olckers

Antonel Olckers is a scholar working on Law, Pharmacy and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, having authored 28 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4 papers), Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (3 papers) and Legal Education and Practice Innovations (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (913 citations), Archeology (222 citations) and Clinical Biochemistry (132 citations). Antonel Olckers has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Douglas C. Wallace, Vincent Macaulay, R. I. Sukernik, Eduardo Ruiz‐Pesini, Kirk A. Easley, Martin Brandon, Paweł Golik, Dan Mishmar, Seyed Vali Hosseini and Andrew G. Clark. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemical Journal and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

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