Don S. Varnum

2.1k citations

27 papers · 1.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 20

Genetics top 2%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Immunology top 5%
Surgery top 10%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 10%

Co-authors: Leroy C. Stevens Joseph H. Nadeau Edward H. Leiter Leonard D. Shultz H.D. Chapman David Serreze Karl Theiler Matthew S. Hanson
Topics: Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers)Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (5 papers)Ocular Disorders and Treatments (3 papers)
Cited by: Genetics Immunology Molecular Biology
Journals: Nature Nature Genetics The Journal of Experimental Medicine
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Japan

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Don S. Varnum

27 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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B lymphocytes are essential for the initiation of T cell-mediated autoimmune diabetes: analysis of a new "speed congenic" stock of NOD.Ig mu null mice.

1996 502 citations David Serreze, H.D. Chapman et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Susceptibility to testicular germ-cell tumours in a 129.MOLF-Chr 19 chromosome substitution strain 1999 ·Nature Genetics ·Angabin Matin,(unknown),Yoshinobu Asada,Don S. Varnum,Joseph H. Nadeau	86
2	Simple sequence length polymorphisms (SSLPs) that distinguish MOLF/Ei and 129/Sv inbred strains of laboratory mice 1998 ·Mammalian Genome ·Angabin Matin,(unknown),Yoshinobu Asada,Don S. Varnum,(unknown),Joseph H. Nadeau	8
3	Testicular teratocarcinogenesis in mice — a review 1998 ·Apmis ·Angabin Matin,Gayle B. Collin,Don S. Varnum,Joseph H. Nadeau	20
4	Initiation of autoimmune diabetes in NOD/Lt mice is MHC class I-dependent 1997 ·The Journal of Immunology ·David Serreze,H.D. Chapman,Don S. Varnum,Ivan Gerling,Edward H. Leiter,Leonard D. Shultz	114
5	B lymphocytes are essential for the initiation of T cell-mediated autoimmune diabetes: analysis of a new "speed congenic" stock of NOD.Ig mu null mice.breakdown → 1996 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·David Serreze,H.D. Chapman,Don S. Varnum,Matthew S. Hanson,Peter C. Reifsnyder,(unknown),Sara Fleming,Edward H. Leiter,Leonard D. Shultz	502
6	DNA pooling as a quick method for finding candidate linkages in multigenic trait analysis: an example involving susceptibility to germ cell tumors 1996 ·Mammalian Genome ·Gayle B. Collin,Yoshinobu Asada,Don S. Varnum,Joseph H. Nadeau	30
7	Interaction between undulated and Patch leads to an extreme form of spina bifida in double-mutant mice 1995 ·Nature Genetics ·(unknown),Kenji Imai,W. Schmahl,(unknown),Don S. Varnum,Joseph H. Nadeau,Rudi Balling	61
8	A mutation in the Ter gene causing increased susceptibility to testicular teratomas maps to mouse chromosome 18 1994 ·Nature Genetics ·Yoshinobu Asada,Don S. Varnum,Wayne N. Frankel,Joseph H. Nadeau	59
9	Disorganization is a completely dominant gain-of-function mouse mutation causing sporadic developmental defects 1992 ·Mechanisms of Development ·Jeffrey L. Crosby,Don S. Varnum,Linda L. Washburn,Joseph H. Nadeau	23
10	Genetic maps of mouse Chromosome 17 including 12 new anonymous DNA loci and 25 anchor loci 1991 ·Genomics ·Joseph H. Nadeau,Bernhard G. Herrmann,Maja Bućan,(unknown),Jeffrey L. Crosby,(unknown),(unknown),Jan P. Kraus,Frank Michiels,(unknown),(unknown),Don S. Varnum,Keith R. Willison,Hans Lehrach,Denise P. Barlow	39
11	Genetic evidence for two t complex tail interaction (tct) loci in t haplotypes. 1989 ·Genetics ·Joseph H. Nadeau,Don S. Varnum,(unknown)	16
12	Development of rib-vertebrae: a new mutation in the house mouse with accessory caudal duplications 1985 ·Anatomy and Embryology ·Karl Theiler,Don S. Varnum	23
13	Development of Coloboma (Cm/+), a mutation with anterior lens adhesion 1981 ·Anatomy and Embryology ·Karl Theiler,Don S. Varnum	38
14	Viable chimaeras produced from normal and parthenogenetic mouse embryos 1977 ·Nature ·Leroy C. Stevens,Don S. Varnum,Eva M. Eicher	87
15	Simple freezing procedure for storage in serum-free media of cultured and tumor cells of mouse 1976 ·Methods in Cell Science ·Charity Waymouth,Don S. Varnum	4
16	A new allele of ocular retardation: Early development and morphogenetic cell death 1976 ·Anatomy and Embryology ·Karl Theiler,Don S. Varnum,Joseph H. Nadeau,Leroy C. Stevens,(unknown)	43
17	Malformed vertebrae: A new mutant with the ?Wirbel-Rippen Syndrom? in the mouse 1975 ·Anatomy and Embryology ·Karl Theiler,Don S. Varnum,Janice L. Southard,Leroy C. Stevens	11
18	Rachiterata: A New Skeletal Mutation on Chromosome 2 of the Mouse 1974 ·Journal of Heredity ·Don S. Varnum,Leroy C. Stevens	17
19	Development of rachiterata, a mutation in the house mouse with 6 cervical vertebrae 1974 ·Anatomy and Embryology ·Karl Theiler,Don S. Varnum,Leroy C. Stevens	14
20	Aphakia, a New Mutation in the Mouse 1968 ·Journal of Heredity ·Don S. Varnum,Leroy C. Stevens	87

About Don S. Varnum

Don S. Varnum is a scholar working on Anatomy, Genetics and Reproductive Medicine, having authored 27 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (5 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (5 papers) and Ocular Disorders and Treatments (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (992 citations), Immunology (431 citations) and Molecular Biology (801 citations). Don S. Varnum has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Leroy C. Stevens, Joseph H. Nadeau, Edward H. Leiter, Leonard D. Shultz, H.D. Chapman, David Serreze, Karl Theiler, Matthew S. Hanson, Sara Fleming and Peter C. Reifsnyder. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Nature Genetics and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

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