Karen Yao

1.5k total citations
27 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Karen Yao is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Yao has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Immunology, 10 papers in Oncology and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Karen Yao's work include T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (11 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (10 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (8 papers). Karen Yao is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (11 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (10 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (8 papers). Karen Yao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. Karen Yao's co-authors include Steven Jacobson, Norihiro Takenouchi, Yoshihisa Yamano, Nahid Akhyani, Christian Grant, Utano Tomaru, Hongchuan Li, Julie Fotheringham, Unsong Oh and John R. Crawford and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Karen Yao

27 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers

Karen Yao
Steve Jacobson United States
Masaya Fukushi Japan
Meghan Brennan United States
C Aubert France
P. W. Tuke United Kingdom
E DeFreitas United States
A. Moerman United States
Mildred Foster‐Cuevas United Kingdom
Y. Iwasaki Japan
Réjane Rua France
Steve Jacobson United States
Karen Yao
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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen Yao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Yao

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All Works

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Matsuura, Eiji, Yoshimi Enose‐Akahata, Karen Yao, et al.. (2016). Dynamic acquisition of HTLV-1 tax protein by mononuclear phagocytes: Role in neurologic disease. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 304. 43–50. 2 indexed citations
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Yao, Karen, John R. Crawford, Anthony L. Komaroff, Dharam V. Ablashi, & Steven Jacobson. (2010). Review part 2: Human herpesvirus‐6 in central nervous system diseases. Journal of Medical Virology. 82(10). 1669–1678. 71 indexed citations
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Yao, Karen, et al.. (2010). Mechanism of Neuroinflammation: Enhanced Cytotoxicity and IL-17 Production via CD46 Binding. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 5(3). 469–478. 20 indexed citations
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Yao, Karen, et al.. (2009). Effect of (r)-9-[4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]guanine (H2G) and AZT–lipid–PFA on human herpesvirus-6B infected cells. Journal of Clinical Virology. 46(1). 10–14. 2 indexed citations
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Yao, Karen, Somayeh Honarmand, Alex Espinosa, et al.. (2009). Detection of human herpesvirus‐6 in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with encephalitis. Annals of Neurology. 65(3). 257–267. 80 indexed citations
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Kawamura, Kazuyuki, Karen Yao, Jacqueline A. Quandt, et al.. (2008). Different Development of Myelin Basic Protein Agonist- and Antagonist-Specific Human TCR Transgenic T Cells in the Thymus and Periphery. The Journal of Immunology. 181(8). 5462–5472. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Karen, Susan J. Gagnon, Nahid Akhyani, et al.. (2008). Reactivation of Human Herpesvirus-6 in Natalizumab Treated Multiple Sclerosis Patients. PLoS ONE. 3(4). e2028–e2028. 46 indexed citations
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Burbelo, Peter D., Jhanelle Graham, Karen Yao, et al.. (2008). Anti-HTLV antibody profiling reveals an antibody signature for HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Retrovirology. 5(1). 96–96. 43 indexed citations
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Bagnato, Francesca, et al.. (2007). The effect of interferon-β on black holes in patients with multiple sclerosis. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 7(7). 1079–1091. 7 indexed citations
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Yao, Karen, M. Alejandra Mandel, Kristen R. Maynard, et al.. (2006). Differential HHV-6A gene expression in T cells and primary human astrocytes based on multi-virus array analysis. Glia. 53(8). 789–798. 23 indexed citations
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Graber, Jerome, et al.. (2006). Memory lineage relationships in HTLV-1-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T cells. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 176(1-2). 115–124. 14 indexed citations
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Akhyani, Nahid, et al.. (2006). Efficacy of antiviral compounds in human herpesvirus-6–infected glial cells. Journal of NeuroVirology. 12(4). 284–293. 22 indexed citations
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Yao, Karen, Michie Hisada, Elizabeth M. Maloney, et al.. (2006). Human T Lymphotropic Virus Types I and II Western Blot Seroindeterminate Status and Its Association with Exposure to Prototype HTLV‐I. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 193(3). 427–437. 23 indexed citations
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Yao, Karen, Donatella Donati, Naomi Sengamalay, et al.. (2006). Detection of HHV-6B in post-mortem central nervous system tissue of a post-bone marrow transplant recipient: a multi-virus array analysis. Journal of Clinical Virology. 37. S57–S62. 4 indexed citations
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Grant, Christian, Unsong Oh, Kazunori Fugo, et al.. (2006). Foxp3 Represses Retroviral Transcription by Targeting Both NF-κB and CREB Pathways. PLoS Pathogens. 2(4). e33–e33. 68 indexed citations
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Yamano, Yoshihisa, Norihiro Takenouchi, Hongchuan Li, et al.. (2005). Virus-induced dysfunction of CD4+CD25+ T cells in patients with HTLV-I–associated neuroimmunological disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(5). 1361–1368. 14 indexed citations
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Yamano, Yoshihisa, Norihiro Takenouchi, Hongchuan Li, et al.. (2005). Virus-induced dysfunction of CD4+CD25+ T cells in patients with HTLV-I–associated neuroimmunological disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(5). 1361–1368. 135 indexed citations
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Ahlqvist, Jenny, Julie Fotheringham, Nahid Akhyani, et al.. (2005). Differential tropism of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) variants and induction of latency by HHV-6A in oligodendrocytes. Journal of NeuroVirology. 11(4). 384–394. 82 indexed citations
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Yao, Karen, Laura Quigley, Samuel K. Ludwin, et al.. (2004). Limited repertoire of HLA-DRB1*0401-restricted MBP111–129-specific T cells in HLA-DRB1*0401 Tg mice and their pathogenic potential. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 151(1-2). 94–102. 3 indexed citations

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