Dairena Gaffney

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Dairena Gaffney is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dairena Gaffney has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 16 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Dairena Gaffney's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (15 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (6 papers). Dairena Gaffney is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (15 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (6 papers). Dairena Gaffney collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and Portugal. Dairena Gaffney's co-authors include J. Lindsay Whitton, J. Barklie Clements, John McLauchlan, Dilys J. Freeman, Christopher J. Packard, James Shepherd, Chris J. Packard, Muriel Caslake, J. Shepherd and I R Gunn and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Dairena Gaffney

48 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The consensus sequence YGTGTTYY located downstream from the AATAAA signal is required for efficient formation of mRNA 3′ termini

1985 592 citations John McLauchlan, Dairena Gaffney et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

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Hiroo Toyoda Japan

Tomoyuki Kitagawa Japan

Yun‐Jung Choi South Korea

Gary L. Johanning United States

S. W. B. Ewen United Kingdom

Timothy T. Lu United States

Nicholas J. Hand United States

Wenli Liu China

Reiko Yamamoto Japan

Hiroo Toyoda Japan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gaffney, Dairena, et al.. (2010). Functional characterisation of the H365Y mutation of the 21-hydroxylase gene in congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 123(3-5). 109–114. 2 indexed citations

Gaffney, Dairena, et al.. (2009). Hemochromatosis gene mutations and treatment of anemia in patients on hemodialysis. Hemodialysis International. 13(4). 460–466. 5 indexed citations

Kelly, Claire, et al.. (2006). Serum calcium, urine calcium and polymorphisms of the calcium sensing receptor gene. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 43(6). 503–506. 16 indexed citations

Joss, Nicola, Alan G. Jardine, Dairena Gaffney, & J. M. Boulton‐Jones. (2005). Influence of Apolipoprotein E Genotype on Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy. Nephron Experimental Nephrology. 101(4). e127–e133. 19 indexed citations

Belo, Luı́s, Dairena Gaffney, Muriel Caslake, et al.. (2003). Apolipoprotein E and cholesteryl ester transfer protein polymorphisms in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 112(1). 9–15. 37 indexed citations

Gaffney, Dairena, Clive R. Pullinger, D S O’Reilly, et al.. (2002). Influence of an asparagine to lysine mutation at amino acid 3516 of apolipoprotein B on low-density lipoprotein receptor binding. Clinica Chimica Acta. 321(1-2). 113–121. 9 indexed citations

Gaffney, Dairena, Muriel Caslake, Dorothy Bedford, et al.. (2002). Comparison of apolipoprotein B metabolism in familial defective apolipoprotein B and heterogeneous familial hypercholesterolemia. Atherosclerosis. 162(1). 33–43. 27 indexed citations

Gaffney, Dairena. (1998). Influence of polymorphism Q3405E and mutation A3371V in the apolipoprotein B gene on LDL receptor binding. Atherosclerosis. 137(1). 167–174. 6 indexed citations

Mills, Ken, et al.. (1994). Homozygous MHC Genotypes and Longevity. Human Heredity. 44(5). 271–278. 15 indexed citations

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Dorak, M. Tevfik, Elizabeth Chalmers, Dairena Gaffney, et al.. (1994). Human Major Histocompatibility Complex Contains Several Leukemia Susceptibility Genes. Leukemia & lymphoma. 12(3-4). 211–222. 39 indexed citations

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Gaffney, Dairena, Dilys J. Freeman, James Shepherd, & Christopher J. Packard. (1993). The ins/del polymorphism in the signal sequence of apolipoprotein B has no effect on lipid parameters. Clinica Chimica Acta. 218(2). 131–138. 18 indexed citations

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Series, J.J., Dairena Gaffney, C.J. Packard, & J. Shepherd. (1993). Frequency of the XbaI, EcoRI, PvuII and MspI polymorphisms of the apolipoprotein B gene in relation to hypercholesterolaemia in the general population. Clinica Chimica Acta. 215(1). 89–98. 9 indexed citations

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Freeman, Dilys J., Bruce A. Griffin, G.M. Lindsay, et al.. (1993). Smoking and plasma lipoproteins in man: effects on low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and high density lipoprotein subfraction distribution. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 23(10). 630–640. 108 indexed citations

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Russell, Alan J., Dairena Gaffney, Christopher R.W. Edwards, & R. Sutcliffe. (1991). Non-synonymous polymorphism in the coding sequence of human 3-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD3B). Nucleic Acids Research. 19(23). 6667–6667. 1 indexed citations

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Mendis, Shanthi, James Shepherd, Christopher J. Packard, & Dairena Gaffney. (1991). Restriction fragment length polymorphisms in the Apo B gene in relation to coronary heart disease in a Southern Asian population. Clinica Chimica Acta. 196(2-3). 107–117. 16 indexed citations

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Russell, Alan J., et al.. (1991). Synonymous polymorphism in the coding sequence of human 3-beta hydroxysteroid-5-ene dehydrogenase (HSD). Nucleic Acids Research. 19(5). 1172–1172. 4 indexed citations

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Mendis, Shanthi, James Shepherd, Christopher J. Packard, & Dairena Gaffney. (1990). Genetic variation in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein and apolipoprotein A-I genes and its relation to coronary heart disease in a Sri Lankan population. Atherosclerosis. 83(1). 21–27. 36 indexed citations

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Freeman, Dilys J., James Shepherd, Christopher J. Packard, Steve E. Humphries, & Dairena Gaffney. (1989). An StuI RFLP at the human cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) locus. Nucleic Acids Research. 17(7). 2880–2880. 25 indexed citations

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Series, J.J., Isobel M. Cameron, Muriel Caslake, et al.. (1989). The Xba1 polymorphism of the apolipoprotein B gene influences the degradation of low density lipoprotein in vitro. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1003(2). 183–188. 28 indexed citations

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McLauchlan, John, Dairena Gaffney, J. Lindsay Whitton, & J. Barklie Clements. (1985). The consensus sequence YGTGTTYY located downstream from the AATAAA signal is required for efficient formation of mRNA 3′ termini. Nucleic Acids Research. 13(4). 1347–1368. 592 indexed citations breakdown →

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