Deborah Koontz

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Deborah Koontz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah Koontz has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Deborah Koontz's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (6 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (4 papers). Deborah Koontz is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (6 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (4 papers). Deborah Koontz collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Deborah Koontz's co-authors include Douglas C. Wallace, John M. Shoffner, A. Kaufman, M. Flint Beal, Patrizia Mecocci, Usha MacGarvey, Scott W. Ballinger, Meraida Polak, Ian A. Trounce and Margaret Gallagher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Deborah Koontz

20 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Oxidative damage to mitochondrial DNA shows marked age‐dependent increases in human brain

1993 615 citations Patrizia Mecocci, Usha MacGarvey et al. Annals of Neurology profile →

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Si Houn Hahn United States

Gigliola Fagiolari Italy

Michaela Jaksch Germany

Etsuo Naito Japan

Jean Bastin France

Charles W. Heilig United States

Lorena Perrone Italy

Júlia M. Santos United States

Giuseppe Scalabrino Italy

James H. Tonsgard United States

Si Houn Hahn United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deborah Koontz

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20 of 20 papers shown

Koontz, Deborah, Sheila C. Dollard, & Suzanne K. Cordovado. (2019). Evaluation of rapid and sensitive DNA extraction methods for detection of cytomegalovirus in dried blood spots. Journal of Virological Methods. 265. 117–120. 7 indexed citations

Koontz, Deborah, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of DNA extraction methods for the detection of Cytomegalovirus in dried blood spots. Journal of Clinical Virology. 66. 95–99. 38 indexed citations

Kobrynski, Lisa, et al.. (2015). MALDI-TOF-MS Assay to Detect the Hemizygous 22q11.2 Deletion in DNA from Dried Blood Spots. Clinical Chemistry. 62(1). 287–292. 6 indexed citations

Koontz, Deborah, et al.. (2014). A Pyrosequencing-Based Assay for the Rapid Detection of the 22q11.2 Deletion in DNA from Buccal and Dried Blood Spot Samples. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 16(5). 533–540. 4 indexed citations

Ryan, Kathleen A., Ali G. Hamedani, Yu‐Ching Cheng, et al.. (2014). Prothrombin G20210A Mutation Is Associated With Young-Onset Stroke. Stroke. 45(4). 961–967. 28 indexed citations

Jenkins, Mary M., Jennita Reefhuis, Margaret Gallagher, et al.. (2014). Maternal smoking, xenobiotic metabolizing enzyme gene variants, and gastroschisis risk. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 164(6). 1454–1463. 20 indexed citations

Green, Ridgely Fisk, Julianne Byrne, Krista S. Crider, et al.. (2013). Folate-related gene variants in Irish families affected by neural tube defects. Frontiers in Genetics. 4. 223–223. 15 indexed citations

Gallagher, Margaret, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of mailed pediatric buccal cytobrushes for use in a case-control study of birth defects. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 91(7). 642–648. 12 indexed citations

Koontz, Deborah, et al.. (2009). Rapid detection of the CYP2A6*12 hybrid allele by Pyrosequencing®technology. BMC Medical Genetics. 10(1). 80–80. 4 indexed citations

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Botto, Lorenzo D., Margaret Gallagher, Jan M. Friedman, et al.. (2008). Prevalence and effects of gene-gene and gene-nutrient interactions on serum folate and serum total homocysteine concentrations in the United States: findings from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey DNA Bank. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 88(1). 232–246. 118 indexed citations

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Fazili, Zia, Christine M Pfeiffer, Mindy Zhang, Ram B. Jain, & Deborah Koontz. (2007). Influence of 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphism on Whole-Blood Folate Concentrations Measured by LC-MS/MS, Microbiologic Assay, and Bio-Rad Radioassay. Clinical Chemistry. 54(1). 197–201. 47 indexed citations

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Steinberg, Karen, Mary V. Relling, Margaret Gallagher, et al.. (2006). Genetic Studies of a Cluster of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cases in Churchill County, Nevada. Environmental Health Perspectives. 115(1). 158–164. 48 indexed citations

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Gebhart, Suzanne S P, John M. Shoffner, Deborah Koontz, A. Kaufman, & Douglas C. Wallace. (1996). Insulin resistance associated with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness. Metabolism. 45(4). 526–531. 33 indexed citations

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Shoffner, John M., Michael D. Brown, Stephen C. Pollock, et al.. (1995). Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy plus dystonia is caused by a mitochondrial DNA point mutation. Annals of Neurology. 38(2). 163–169. 85 indexed citations

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Kaufman, A., et al.. (1995). Oxidative phosphorylation diseases and cerebellar ataxia.. PubMed. 3(1). 43–53. 4 indexed citations

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Mecocci, Patrizia, Usha MacGarvey, A. Kaufman, et al.. (1993). Oxidative damage to mitochondrial DNA shows marked age‐dependent increases in human brain. Annals of Neurology. 34(4). 609–616. 615 indexed citations breakdown →

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Koontz, Deborah & Jung Hyun Choi. (1993). Evidence for phosphorylation of tubulin in carrot suspension cells. Physiologia Plantarum. 87(4). 576–583. 3 indexed citations

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Koontz, Deborah & Jung Ho Choi. (1993). Evidence for phosphorylation of tubulin in carrot suspension cells. Physiologia Plantarum. 87(4). 576–583. 8 indexed citations

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Ballinger, Scott W., John M. Shoffner, Ian A. Trounce, et al.. (1992). Maternally transmitted diabetes and deafness associated with a 10.4 kb mitochondrial DNA deletion. Nature Genetics. 1(1). 11–15. 480 indexed citations

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Shoffner, John M., Paul M. Fernhoff, N. Krawiecki, et al.. (1992). Subacute necrotizing encephalopathy. Neurology. 42(11). 2168–2168. 120 indexed citations

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