Sara Shanske

16.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
188 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Sara Shanske is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Shanske has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Molecular Biology, 109 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 47 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Sara Shanske's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (126 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (109 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (61 papers). Sara Shanske is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (126 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (109 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (61 papers). Sara Shanske collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Sara Shanske's co-authors include S. DiMauro, Salvatore DiMauro, Eric A. Schon, Carlos T. Moraes, Eduardo Bonilla, Michio Hirano, Filippo M. Santorelli, Seiichi Tsujino, Kurenai Tanji and Carolyn M. Sue and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Sara Shanske

188 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia and Kearns-Sayre Syndrome

1989 746 citations Carlos T. Moraes, Salvatore DiMauro et al. profile →
Primary LAMP-2 deficiency causes X-linked vacuolar cardiomyopathy and myopathy (Danon disease)

2000 702 citations Kurenai Tanji, Carolyn M. Sue et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sara Shanske	9.6k	6.2k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	188	12.1k
S. DiMauro	12.7k 1.3×	8.0k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.1×	237	15.9k
Eduardo Bonilla	6.9k 0.7×	3.5k 0.6×	882 0.6×	963 0.8×	486 0.4×	127	9.0k
Serenella Servidei	6.8k 0.7×	3.3k 0.5×	843 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	716 0.6×	224	9.4k
Anders Oldfors	10.4k 1.1×	3.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	286	13.7k
Yu‐ichi Goto	7.7k 0.8×	3.3k 0.5×	435 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	288	10.2k
Bwee Tien Poll‐The	6.0k 0.6×	2.8k 0.5×	711 0.5×	393 0.3×	760 0.7×	225	8.6k
Miguel A. Martı́n	3.8k 0.4×	1.4k 0.2×	1.3k 0.9×	691 0.5×	896 0.8×	238	6.4k
Fernando Scaglia	4.8k 0.5×	3.0k 0.5×	495 0.3×	441 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	168	7.1k
Laurence A. Bindoff	6.3k 0.7×	3.4k 0.5×	293 0.2×	1.4k 1.1×	564 0.5×	187	8.0k
Ann Saada	6.2k 0.6×	2.8k 0.5×	256 0.2×	780 0.6×	695 0.6×	170	8.3k

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Bornstein, Belén, Estela Área-Gómez, Kevin M. Flanigan, et al.. (2008). Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome due to mutations in the RRM2B gene. Neuromuscular Disorders. 18(6). 453–459. 65 indexed citations

Tanji, Kurenai, Petra Kaufmann, Ali Naini, et al.. (2008). A novel tRNAVal mitochondrial DNA mutation causing MELAS. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 270(1-2). 23–27. 18 indexed citations

Tay, S K, Sabrina Sacconi, Augusto Morales, et al.. (2005). Unusual Clinical Presentations in Four Cases of Leigh Disease, Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency, and SURF1 Gene Mutations. Journal of Child Neurology. 20(8). 670–674. 25 indexed citations

Shanske, Sara, Petra Kaufmann, Kristin Engelstad, et al.. (2004). Varying loads of the mitochondrial DNA A3243G mutation in different tissues: Implications for diagnosis. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 130A(2). 134–137. 88 indexed citations

Schon, Eric A., Ali Naini, & Sara Shanske. (2003). Identification of Mutations in mtDNA from Patients Suffering Mitochondrial Diseases. Mitochondrial DNA. 197. 55–74. 6 indexed citations

Mancuso, Michelangelo, Massimiliano Filosto, J. Clarke Stevens, et al.. (2003). Mitochondrial myopathy and complex III deficiency in a patient with a new stop-codon mutation (G339X) in the cytochrome b gene. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 209(1-2). 61–63. 33 indexed citations

Mancuso, Michelangelo, Massimiliano Filosto, Eduardo Bonilla, et al.. (2003). Mitochondrial Myopathy of Childhood Associated With Mitochondrial DNA Depletion and a Homozygous Mutation (T77M) in the TK2 Gene. Archives of Neurology. 60(7). 1007–1007. 49 indexed citations

Salviati, Leonardo, Sabrina Sacconi, David F. Kronn, et al.. (2002). Cytochrome c Oxidase Deficiency Due to a Novel SCO2 Mutation Mimics Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease. Archives of Neurology. 59(5). 862–5. 96 indexed citations

Musumeci, Olimpia, Antoni L. Andreu, Sara Shanske, et al.. (2000). Intragenic Inversion of mtDNA: A New Type of Pathogenic Mutation in a Patient with Mitochondrial Myopathy. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 66(6). 1900–1904. 45 indexed citations

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White, S. L., Veronica Collins, Rory Wolfe, et al.. (1999). Genetic Counseling and Prenatal Diagnosis for the Mitochondrial DNA Mutations at Nucleotide 8993. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65(2). 474–482. 157 indexed citations

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Sue, Carolyn M., Claudio Bruno, Antoni L. Andreu, et al.. (1999). Infantile encephalopathy associated with the MELAS A3243G mutation. The Journal of Pediatrics. 134(6). 696–700. 52 indexed citations

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Shanske, Sara, et al.. (1996). Cloning of bovine muscle glycogen phosphorylase cDNA and identification of a mutation in cattle with myophosphorylase deficiency, an animal model for McArdle's disease. Neuromuscular Disorders. 6(1). 19–26. 29 indexed citations

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Valberg, Stephanie J., Bradford P. Smith, Sara Shanske, et al.. (1995). Myophosphorylase deficiency associated with rhabdomyolysis and exercise intolerance in 6 related charolais cattle. Muscle & Nerve. 18(7). 736–740. 37 indexed citations

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Shanske, Sara, et al.. (1995). A novel mitochondrial ATPase 6 point mutation in familial bilateral striatal necrosis. Annals of Neurology. 38(3). 468–472. 136 indexed citations

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Manfredi, Giovanni, Serenella Servidei, E. Bonilla, et al.. (1995). High levels of mitochondrial DNA with an unstable 260-bp duplication in a patient with a mitochondrial myopathy. Neurology. 45(4). 762–768. 27 indexed citations

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Tsujino, Seiichi, Sara Shanske, Saburo Sakoda, António Toscano, & S. DiMauro. (1995). Molecular genetic studies in muscle phosphoglycerate mutase (PGAM-M) deficiency. Muscle & Nerve. 18(S14). S50–S53. 18 indexed citations

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Santorelli, Filippo M., Sara Shanske, Alfons Macaya, Darryl C. DeVivo, & S. DiMauro. (1993). The mutation at nt 8993 of mitochondrial DNA is a common cause of Leigh's syndrome. Annals of Neurology. 34(6). 827–834. 193 indexed citations

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Zupanc, Mary L., Carlos T. Moraes, Sara Shanske, et al.. (1991). Deletion of mitochondrial DNA in patients with combined features of kearns‐sayre and MELAS syndromes. Annals of Neurology. 29(6). 680–683. 58 indexed citations

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Servidei, Serenella, Sara Shanske, Massimo Zeviani, et al.. (1988). McArdle's disease: Biochemical and molecular genetic studies. Annals of Neurology. 24(6). 774–781. 31 indexed citations

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Shanske, Sara, Peter W. Melera, & June L. Biedler. (1978). Overproduction of dihydrofolate reductase by antifolate resistant Chinese hamster cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 79. 1 indexed citations

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