Tomas J. Ekström

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
140 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Tomas J. Ekström is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomas J. Ekström has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Tomas J. Ekström's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (58 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (20 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers). Tomas J. Ekström is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (58 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (20 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers). Tomas J. Ekström collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and United Kingdom. Tomas J. Ekström's co-authors include Steven G. Gray, Mohsen Karimi, Sven‐Erik Johansson, Malin Almgren, Rolf Ohlsson, Catharina Larsson, Catharina Lavebratt, David Gómez-Cabrero, Yun Liu and Fredrik Hedborg and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Tomas J. Ekström

137 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Epigenome-wide association data implicate DNA methylation as an intermediary of genetic risk in rheumatoid arthritis

2013 662 citations Yun Liu, Martin J. Aryee et al. profile →

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Thuc T. Le United States

Johannes Zschocke Austria

Susan A. Berry United States

Ian N.M. Day United Kingdom

Dolores J. Lamb United States

Niels Gregersen Denmark

Shigeo Horie Japan

Thomas D. Dyer United States

Joanne E. Curran United States

Diane M. Otterness United States

Thuc T. Le United States

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Merid, Simon Kebede, Jamshid Pourazar, Anders Blomberg, et al.. (2022). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Is Associated with Epigenome-Wide Differential Methylation in BAL Lung Cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 66(6). 638–647. 13 indexed citations

Hagemann-Jensen, Michael, Maria Needhamsen, Lara Kular, et al.. (2019). Tobacco smoking induces changes in true DNA methylation, hydroxymethylation and gene expression in bronchoalveolar lavage cells. EBioMedicine. 46. 290–304. 46 indexed citations

Yu, Jingya, Xiaotian Yuan, Louise K. Sjöholm, et al.. (2018). Telomerase reverse transcriptase regulates DNMT3B expression/aberrant DNA methylation phenotype and AKT activation in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Letters. 434. 33–41. 47 indexed citations

Marabita, Francesco, Malin Almgren, Louise K. Sjöholm, et al.. (2017). Smoking induces DNA methylation changes in Multiple Sclerosis patients with exposure-response relationship. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14589–14589. 50 indexed citations

Gómez-Cabrero, David, Malin Almgren, Louise K. Sjöholm, et al.. (2016). High-specificity bioinformatics framework for epigenomic profiling of discordant twins reveals specific and shared markers for ACPA and ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis. Genome Medicine. 8(1). 124–124. 22 indexed citations

Liu, Yun, Xin Li, Martin J. Aryee, et al.. (2014). GeMes, Clusters of DNA Methylation under Genetic Control, Can Inform Genetic and Epigenetic Analysis of Disease. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 94(4). 485–495. 72 indexed citations

Witasp, Anna, et al.. (2014). How can genetics and epigenetics help the nephrologist improve the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease patients?. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 29(5). 972–980. 12 indexed citations

Witasp, Anna, Tomas J. Ekström, Bengt Lindholm, et al.. (2013). Novel insights from genetic and epigenetic studies in understanding the complex uraemic phenotype. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 29(5). 964–971. 8 indexed citations

Stenvinkel, Peter & Tomas J. Ekström. (2009). Does the Uremic Milieu Affect the Epigenotype?. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 19(1). 82–85. 11 indexed citations

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Yin, Shengli, Ada Girnita, Thomas Strömberg, et al.. (2009). Targeting the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor by picropodophyllin as a treatment option for glioblastoma. Neuro-Oncology. 12(1). 19–27. 80 indexed citations

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Geli, Janos, Nimrod Kiss, Mohsen Karimi, et al.. (2008). Global and Regional CpG Methylation in Pheochromocytomas and Abdominal Paragangliomas: Association to Malignant Behavior. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(9). 2551–2559. 47 indexed citations

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Johansson, Sven‐Erik, Tomas J. Ekström, Zoya Marinova, et al.. (2008). Dysregulation of cell death machinery in the prefrontal cortex of human alcoholics. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 12(1). 109–109. 16 indexed citations

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Svechnikova, Irina, Ole Ammerpohl, & Tomas J. Ekström. (2007). p21waf1/Cip1 partially mediates apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 354(2). 466–471. 18 indexed citations

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Khan, Zahidul Islam, et al.. (2007). HDAC inhibition amplifies gap junction communication in neural progenitors: Potential for cell-mediated enzyme prodrug therapy. Experimental Cell Research. 313(13). 2958–2967. 25 indexed citations

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Gray, Steven G., Soili Kytölä, Tadashi Matsunaga, Catharina Larsson, & Tomas J. Ekström. (2000). Comparative genomic hybridization reveals population-based genetic alterations in hepatoblastomas. British Journal of Cancer. 83(8). 1020–1025. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Xuri, Steven G. Gray, F Flam, Torsten Pietsch, & Tomas J. Ekström. (1998). Developmental-dependent DNA methylation of the IGF2 and H19 promoters is correlated to the promoter activities in human liver development. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 42(5). 687–693. 15 indexed citations

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Taylor, Palmer, Ying Li, Shelley Camp, et al.. (1993). Structure and regulation of expression of the acetylcholinesterase gene. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 87(1-3). 199–207. 13 indexed citations

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Rannug, Agneta, Bo Holmberg, Tomas J. Ekström, & Kjell Hansson Mild. (1993). Rat liver foci study on coexposure with 50 Hz magnetic fields and known carcinogens. Bioelectromagnetics. 14(1). 17–27. 35 indexed citations

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Ekström, Tomas J., et al.. (1993). Insulin-like Growth Factor II in the Mink (Mustela vison): Determination of a cDNA Nucleotide Sequence and Developmental Regulation of Its Expression. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 90(2). 243–250. 8 indexed citations

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Ekström, Tomas J., WOLFGANG M. KLUMP, Damon Getman, Michael Karin, & Palmer Taylor. (1993). Promoter Elements and Transcriptional Regulation of the Acetylcholinesterase Gene. DNA and Cell Biology. 12(1). 63–72. 29 indexed citations

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