Francine Durocher

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Francine Durocher is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francine Durocher has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Francine Durocher's work include BRCA gene mutations in cancer (24 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (14 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (12 papers). Francine Durocher is often cited by papers focused on BRCA gene mutations in cancer (24 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (14 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (12 papers). Francine Durocher collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and France. Francine Durocher's co-authors include Caroline Diorio, Jacques Simard, Yvan Labrie, Fernand Labrie, Bartha Maria Knoppers, Yann Joly, Charu Kothari, Geneviève Ouellette, Van Luu‐The and Douglas F. Easton and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Francine Durocher

82 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Breast Cancer Treatments: Updates and New Challenges

2021 280 citations Caroline Diorio, Francine Durocher et al. Journal of Personalized Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francine Durocher Canada	27	1.5k	1.4k	533	498	433	85	3.0k
Guojun Cheng Sweden	15	1.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	760 1.4×	317 0.6×	471 1.1×	17	3.2k
Monica M. Montano United States	33	2.1k 1.4×	2.2k 1.6×	812 1.5×	382 0.8×	429 1.0×	69	4.4k
Julie M. Hall United States	21	1.5k 1.0×	2.3k 1.7×	810 1.5×	362 0.7×	458 1.1×	40	3.7k
Bonnie J. Deroo United States	20	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	964 1.8×	574 1.2×	1.2k 2.9×	29	3.9k
A. Brodie United States	28	684 0.5×	1.5k 1.1×	502 0.9×	366 0.7×	407 0.9×	64	2.5k
J Gustafsson Sweden	27	1.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	473 0.9×	231 0.5×	575 1.3×	53	2.8k
J. Dinny Graham Australia	30	1.1k 0.7×	1.9k 1.4×	886 1.7×	459 0.9×	390 0.9×	57	3.2k
Giorgio Secreto Italy	28	692 0.5×	981 0.7×	888 1.7×	520 1.0×	588 1.4×	71	2.5k
Elisabetta Venturelli Italy	25	910 0.6×	457 0.3×	719 1.3×	591 1.2×	300 0.7×	69	2.3k
Patricia Ruíz Germany	33	2.4k 1.6×	850 0.6×	405 0.8×	250 0.5×	535 1.2×	88	4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francine Durocher

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Diorio, Caroline, et al.. (2023). Abstract 1587: Breast cancer treatment: Exploring bazedoxifene, a known SERM, SERD and indirect STAT3 inhibitor. Cancer Research. 83(7_Supplement). 1587–1587.

Ouellette, Geneviève, et al.. (2023). Role of Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 1 in Early Breast Carcinogenesis and Breast Cancer Aggressiveness. Cancers. 15(8). 2251–2251. 4 indexed citations

Tranmer, Joan, Jennifer A. Ritonja, Qing Duan, et al.. (2022). DNA methylation of circadian genes and markers of cardiometabolic risk in female hospital workers: An exploratory study. Chronobiology International. 39(5). 735–746. 6 indexed citations

Ritonja, Jennifer A., Kristan J. Aronson, Michael Leung, et al.. (2022). Investigating the relationship between melatonin patterns and methylation in circadian genes among day shift and night shift workers. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 79(10). 673–680. 9 indexed citations

Diorio, Caroline, et al.. (2021). Breast Cancer Treatments: Updates and New Challenges. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11(8). 808–808. 280 indexed citations breakdown →

Furrer, Daniela, et al.. (2020). Trastuzumab effects depend on HER2 phosphorylation in HER2-negative breast cancer cell lines. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0234991–e0234991. 21 indexed citations

Kothari, Charu, Geneviève Ouellette, Maxime Déraspe, et al.. (2020). Machine learning analysis identifies genes differentiating triple negative breast cancers. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 10464–10464. 26 indexed citations

Ennour‐Idrissi, Kaoutar, et al.. (2020). Epigenome-wide DNA methylation and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review. BMC Cancer. 20(1). 1048–1048. 19 indexed citations

Guénard, Frédéric, et al.. (2010). Evaluation of the Contribution of the Three Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes CHEK2 , STK11 , and PALB2 in Non- BRCA1/2 French Canadian Families with High Risk of Breast Cancer. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 14(4). 515–526. 25 indexed citations

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Guénard, Frédéric, et al.. (2009). Genetic sequence variations of BRCA1-interacting genes AURKA, BAP1, BARD1 and DHX9 in French Canadian Families with high risk of breast cancer. Journal of Human Genetics. 54(3). 152–161. 42 indexed citations

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Labrie, Yvan, Ézéquiel Calvo, Pascal Belleau, et al.. (2008). Fine temporal analysis of DHT transcriptional modulation of the ATM/Gadd45g signaling pathways in the mouse uterus. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 76(3). 278–288. 9 indexed citations

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Avard, Denise, Peter J. Bridge, Lucie M. Bucci, et al.. (2006). Partnering in Oncogenetic Research – The INHERIT BRCAs Experience: Opportunities and Challenges. Familial Cancer. 5(1). 3–13. 9 indexed citations

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Szabo, Csilla I., Mieke Schutte, Annegien Broeks, et al.. (2004). Are ATM Mutations 7271T→G and IVS10-6T→G Really High-Risk Breast Cancer-Susceptibility Alleles?. Cancer Research. 64(3). 840–843. 43 indexed citations

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Dunning, Alison M., Francine Durocher, Catherine S. Healey, et al.. (2000). The Extent of Linkage Disequilibrium in Four Populations with Distinct Demographic Histories. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 67(6). 1544–1554. 143 indexed citations

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Dunning, Alison M., Simon McBride, John W Gregory, et al.. (1999). No association between androgen or vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and risk of breast cancer. Carcinogenesis. 20(11). 2131–2135. 99 indexed citations

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Durocher, Francine, Jean Morissette, & Jacques Simard. (1998). Genetic linkage mapping of the CYP11A1 gene encoding the cholesterol side-chain cleavage P450scc close to the CYP1A1 gene and Dl 5S204 in the chromosome 15q22.33-q23 region. Pharmacogenetics. 8(1). 49–53. 12 indexed citations

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Simard, Jacques, Francine Durocher, Farida Mébarki, et al.. (1996). Molecular biology and genetics of the 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ5-Δ4 isomerase gene family. Journal of Endocrinology. 150. 41 indexed citations

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Durocher, Francine. (1996). Comparison of BRCA1 polymorphisms, rare sequence variants and/or missense mutations in unaffected and breast/ovarian cancer populations. Human Molecular Genetics. 5(6). 835–842. 106 indexed citations

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Rommens, Johanna M., Francine Durocher, Patricia N. Tonin, et al.. (1995). Generation of a Transcription Map at the HSD17B Locus Centromeric to BRCA1 at 17q21. Genomics. 28(3). 530–542. 32 indexed citations

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Simard, Jacques, Jacques Couët, Francine Durocher, et al.. (1993). Structure and tissue-specific expression of a novel member of the rat 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/delta 5-delta 4 isomerase (3 beta-HSD) family. The exclusive 3 beta-HSD gene expression in the skin.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(26). 19659–19668. 72 indexed citations

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