Leena Ala‐Kokko

11.1k citations

142 papers · 8.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 52

Molecular Biology top 2%
Genetics top 0.5%
Rheumatology top 0.2%
Pharmacology top 0.5%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.5%

Co-authors: Darwin J. Prockop Jarmo Körkkö Shawn M. Sweeney James D. San Antonio Gloria A. Di Lullo Tero Pihlajamaa Minna Männikkö Kari I. Kivirikko
Topics: Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (59 papers)Connective tissue disorders research (51 papers)Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (36 papers)
Cited by: Immunology and Allergy Rheumatology Genetics
Journals: Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry
Partner nations: Finland United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Leena Ala‐Kokko

142 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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Mapping the Ligand-binding Sites and Disease-associated Mutations on the Most Abundant Protein in the Human, Type I Collagen

2002 676 citations Jarmo Körkkö, Leena Ala‐Kokko et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dominant and recessive forms of fibrochondrogenesis resulting from mutations at a second locus, COL11A2 2012 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Stuart W. Tompson,Eissa Faqeih,Leena Ala‐Kokko,Jacqueline T. Hecht,Rika Miki,Tara Funari,Vincent Funari,Lisette Nevarez,Deborah Krakow,Daniel H. Cohn	13
2	Germline mosacism in Shprintzen–Goldberg syndrome 2012 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·Alan Shanske,James T. Goodrich,Leena Ala‐Kokko,Stuart G. Baker,Barbara Frederick,Brynn Levy	5
3	Fibrochondrogenesis Results from Mutations in the COL11A1 Type XI Collagen Gene 2010 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Stuart W. Tompson,Carlos A. Bacino,Nicole P. Safina,Michael B. Bober,Virginia K. Proud,Tara Funari,Michael F. Wangler,Lisette Nevarez,Leena Ala‐Kokko,William R. Wilcox,David R. Eyre,Deborah Krakow,Daniel H. Cohn	54
4	Genetic Factors Are Associated With Modic Changes in Endplates of Lumbar Vertebral Bodies 2008 ·Spine ·Jaro Karppinen,(unknown),Svetlana Solovieva,Mari Kuisma,Simo Taimela,A. Natri,Marianne Haapea,Raija Korpelainen,Jaakko Niinimäki,Osmo Tervonen,Leena Ala‐Kokko,Minna Männikkö	57
5	Occupational and Genetic Risk Factors Associated With Intervertebral Disc Disease 2007 ·Spine ·(unknown),Jaro Karppinen,Simo Taimela,Jürg Ott,Sandra Barral,Kaisu Kaikkonen,(unknown),Pertti Mutanen,(unknown),Minna Männikkö,Osmo Tervonen,A. Natri,Leena Ala‐Kokko	81
6	A report on 10 new patients with heterozygous mutations in the COL11A1 gene and a review of genotype–phenotype correlations in type XI collagenopathies 2007 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A ·(unknown),Kristien Hoornaert,Deborah Bartholdi,(unknown),Katelijne Bouman,Marta Carrera,Koenraad Devriendt,Jane A. Hurst,George Kitsos,Dunja Niedrist,Michael B. Petersen,Debbie Shears,Irene Stolte‐Dijkstra,Johanna M. van Hagen,Leena Ala‐Kokko,Minna Männikkö,Geert Mortier	61
7	Structural and Functional Characterization of Recombinant Matrilin-3 A-domain and Implications for Human Genetic Bone Diseases 2007 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Maryline Fresquet,Thomas A. Jowitt,Joni Ylöstalo,Paul Coffey,Roger S. Meadows,Leena Ala‐Kokko,David J. Thornton,Michael D. Briggs	37
8	Aggrecan core protein of a certain length is protective against hand osteoarthritis 2006 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Olli‐Pekka Kämäräinen,Svetlana Solovieva,Tapio Vehmas,Katariina Luoma,Päivi Leino‐Arjas,Hilkka Riihimäki,Leena Ala‐Kokko,Minna Männikkö	28
9	The role of sequence variations within the genes encoding collagen II, IX and XI in non-syndromic, early-onset osteoarthritis 2005 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Eveliina Jakkula,(unknown),Ilkka Kiviranta,Jaana Lohiniva,(unknown),Merja Perälä,Matthew L. Warman,(unknown),Heikki Kröger,H.H.H. Göring,Leena Ala‐Kokko	50
10	Characterization of Recombinant Amino-terminal NC4 Domain of Human Collagen IX 2004 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Tero Pihlajamaa,Hilkka Lankinen,Joni Ylöstalo,Leena Valmu,(unknown),Frank Zaucke,(unknown),(unknown),Anne Puustinen,Matthias Mörgelin,Johan Peränen,Patrik Maurer,Leena Ala‐Kokko,Ilkka Kilpeläinen	45
11	Interleukin 1 Polymorphisms and Intervertebral Disc Degeneration 2004 ·Epidemiology ·Svetlana Solovieva,(unknown),Päivi Leino‐Arjas,Leena Ala‐Kokko,Katariina Luoma,Raili Raininko,Janna Saarela,Hilkka Riihimäki	117
12	Mutations in the known genes are not the major cause of MED; distinctive phenotypic entities among patients with no identified mutations 2004 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·Eveliina Jakkula,Outi Mäkitie,Malwina Czarny‐Ratajczak,Gail C. Jackson,(unknown),Miki Susic,Michael D. Briggs,William G. Cole,Leena Ala‐Kokko	25
13	Radiologic Phenotypes in Lumbar MR Imaging for a Gene Defect in theCOL9A3Gene of Type IX Collagen 2003 ·Radiology ·Jaro Karppinen,Eija Pääkkö,Petteri Paassilta,Jaana Lohiniva,Mauno Kurunlahti,Osmo Tervonen,Pentti Nieminen,Harald H.H. Göring,Antti Malmivaara,Heikki Vanharanta,Leena Ala‐Kokko	33
14	Genetic risk factors for lumbar disc disease 2002 ·Annals of Medicine ·Leena Ala‐Kokko	181
15	Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia: radiographic abnormalities correlated with genotype 2001 ·Pediatric Radiology ·Sheila Unger,Michael D. Briggs,Paul Holden,Bernhard Zabel,Leena Ala‐Kokko,Petteri Paassilta,Jaana Lohiniva,David L. Rimoin,Ralph S. Lachman,Daniel H. Cohn	41
16	SP3 Represses the SP1-mediated Transactivation of the HumanCOL2A1 Gene in Primary and De-differentiated Chondrocytes 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Chafik Ghayor,Christos Chadjichristos,(unknown),Leena Ala‐Kokko,Guntram Suske,Jean‐Pierre Pujol,Philippe Galéra	80
17	Two new recurrent nucleotide mutations in theCOL1A1 gene in four patients with osteogenesis imperfecta: About one-fifth are recurrent 1997 ·Human Mutation ·Jarmo Körkkö,Helena Kuivaniemi,Petteri Paassilta,(unknown),Gerard Tromp,(unknown),Darwin J. Prockop,Leena Ala‐Kokko	20
18	Characterization of Recombinant Human Collagen II with Arg₅₁₉‐to‐Cys Substitutiona 1996 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Andrzej Fertala,Leena Ala‐Kokko,Darwin J. Prockop	4
19	Type II Collagen Mutations in Rare and Common 1994 ·Annals of Medicine ·(unknown),Miikka Vikkula,(unknown),Leena Ala‐Kokko	61
20	A Fourth Example Suggests That Premature Termination Codons in the COL2A1 Gene Are a Common Cause of the Stickler Syndrome: Analysis of the COL2A1 Gene by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis 1993 ·Genomics ·Pertti Ritvaniemi,James Hyland,Jaakko Ignatius,Kari I. Kivirikko,Darwin J. Prockop,Leena Ala‐Kokko	63

About Leena Ala‐Kokko

Leena Ala‐Kokko is a scholar working on Immunology and Allergy, Rheumatology and Genetics, having authored 142 papers that have together received 8.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (59 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (51 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (36 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology and Allergy (1.4k citations), Rheumatology (2.3k citations) and Genetics (2.5k citations). Leena Ala‐Kokko has collaborated with scholars based in Finland, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Darwin J. Prockop, Jarmo Körkkö, Shawn M. Sweeney, James D. San Antonio, Gloria A. Di Lullo, Tero Pihlajamaa, Minna Männikkö, Kari I. Kivirikko, Clinton T. Baldwin and Svetlana Solovieva. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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