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Barbara Dunn

Dept Genetics, Stanford Univ/Dept Genome Sci, Univ of Washington
Verified email at stanford.edu
Cited by 3239

Tamoxifen and breast cancer incidence among women with inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP …

…, M Lee, T Walsh, K Owens, J Tait, L Ford, BK Dunn… - Jama, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAmong cancer-free women aged 35 years or older, tamoxifen reduced the incidence
of estrogen receptor (ER)–positive but not ER-negative breast cancer. The effect of …

The human cadaver in the age of biomedical informatics

…, RJ Cowie, SA Ayeni, BK Dunn - … Record: An Official …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Major national and international critiques of the medical curriculum in the 1980s noted the
following significant flaws: (1) over‐reliance on learning by rote memory, (2) insufficient …

Metformin and cancer risk and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis taking into account biases and confounders

…, M Puntoni, BM Heckman-Stoddard, BK Dunn… - Cancer prevention …, 2014 - AACR
Previous meta-analyses have shown that the antidiabetic agent metformin is associated
with reduced cancer incidence and mortality. However, this effect has not been consistently …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic and physical maps of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

…, C Ball, S Weng, G Juvik, R Schmidt, C Adler, B Dunn… - Nature, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genetic and physical maps for the 16 chromosomes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are
presented. The genetic map is the result of 40 years of genetic analysis. The physical map was …

Stages and transitions: Managing change in the family business

…, I Lansberg, M Desjardins, B Dunn - Family Business …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
288 period that follows, all our efforts are focused on climbing the chosen peak, without a
moment’s wasted thought about the other mountains not chosen. Understanding these …

Success themes in Scottish family enterprises: Philosophies and practices through the generations

B Dunn - Family Business Review, 1995 - journals.sagepub.com
A series of workshops were held in Scotland to help family business managers identify and
overcome obstacles to success. Core themes that emerged were family values, …

[HTML][HTML] Future directions in cancer prevention

A Umar, BK Dunn, P Greenwald - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2012 - nature.com
Prevention of cancer remains the most promising strategy for reducing both its incidence and
the mortality due to this disease. For more than four decades, findings from epidemiology, …

Reconstruction of the genome origins and evolution of the hybrid lager yeast Saccharomyces pastorianus

B Dunn, G Sherlock - Genome Research, 2008 - genome.cshlp.org
Inter-specific hybridization leading to abrupt speciation is a well-known, common mechanism
in angiosperm evolution; only recently, however, have similar hybridization and speciation …

Preventive therapy for breast cancer: a consensus statement

…, B Arun, PH Brown, M Castiglione, B Dunn… - The lancet …, 2011 - thelancet.com
In March, 2010, a group of breast cancer experts met to develop a consensus statement on
breast cancer prevention, with a focus on medical and therapeutic interventions. We present …

Flaxseed supplementation (not dietary fat restriction) reduces prostate cancer proliferation rates in men presurgery

…, PJ Walther, CN Robertson, JW Moul, BK Dunn… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2008 - AACR
Background: Prostate cancer affects one of six men during their lifetime. Dietary factors are
postulated to influence the development and progression of prostate cancer. Low-fat diets …