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University of Otago Christchurch: Christchurch, NZ

(Department of Pathology)
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Logan Walker

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute: Herston, QLD, AU

2007 to 2011
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Logan Walker

Education and qualifications (1)

University of Otago: Christchurch, NZ

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Logan Walker

Funding (1)

Preparing for the future of genomic medicine

2016 to 2021 | Contract
Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (Wellington, NZ)
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RDF-15-UOO-011

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RDF-UOO1501

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Royal Society Te Apārangi

Works (43)

Using the ACMG/AMP framework to capture evidence related to predicted and observed impact on splicing: Recommendations from the ClinGen SVI Splicing Subgroup

The American Journal of Human Genetics
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Logan C. Walker; Miguel de la Hoya; George A.R. Wiggins; Amanda Lindy; Lisa M. Vincent; Michael T. Parsons; Daffodil M. Canson; Dana Bis-Brewer; Ashley Cass; Alexander Tchourbanov et al.
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Rare germline copy number variants (CNVs) and breast cancer risk

Communications Biology
2022-01-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Joe Dennis; Jonathan P. Tyrer; Logan C. Walker; Kyriaki Michailidou; Leila Dorling; Manjeet K. Bolla; Qin Wang; Thomas U. Ahearn; Irene L. Andrulis; Hoda Anton-Culver et al.
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Increased gene expression variability in BRCA1-associated and basal-like breast tumours

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
2021-09-21 | Journal article
Contributors: George A. R. Wiggins; Michael A. Black; Anita Dunbier; Arthur E. Morley-Bunker; John F. Pearson; Logan C. Walker
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Rare copy number variants (CNVs) and breast cancer risk

2021-05-21 | Other
Contributors: Joe Dennis; Jonathan P. Tyrer; Logan C. Walker; Kyriaki Michailidou; Leila Dorling; Manjeet K. Bolla; Qin Wang; Thomas U. Ahearn; Irene L. Andrulis; Hoda Anton-Culver et al.
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Detecting rare copy number variants from Illumina genotyping arrays with the CamCNV pipeline: Segmentation of z‐scores improves detection and reliability

Genetic Epidemiology
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Joe Dennis; Logan Walker; Jonathan Tyrer; Kyriaki Michailidou; Douglas F. Easton
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Detecting rare copy number variants (CNVs) from Illumina genotyping arrays with the CamCNV pipeline: segmentation of z-scores improves detection and reliability

2020-04-25 | Preprint
Contributors: Joe Dennis; Logan Walker; Jonathan Tyrer; Kyriaki Michailidou; Douglas F. Easton
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Targeted RNA‐seq successfully identifies normal and pathogenic splicing events in breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility and Lynch syndrome genes

International Journal of Cancer
2019-07-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Rita D. Brandão; Klaas Mensaert; Irene López‐Perolio; Demis Tserpelis; Markos Xenakis; Vanessa Lattimore; Logan C. Walker; Anders Kvist; Ana Vega; Sara Gutiérrez‐Enríquez et al.
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Investigation of Experimental Factors That Underlie BRCA1/2 mRNA Isoform Expression Variation: Recommendations for Utilizing Targeted RNA Sequencing to Evaluate Potential Spliceogenic Variants.

Frontiers in oncology
2018-05-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Lattimore VL; Pearson JF; Margaret Currie; Spurdle AB; kConFab Investigators; Robinson BA; Walker LC
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Logan Walker

BRCA2 hypomorphic missense variants confer moderate risks of breast cancer

Cancer Research
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85020735683

Contributors: Shimelis, H.; Mesman, R.L.S.; Von Nicolai, C.; Ehlen, A.; Guidugli, L.; Martin, C.; Calléja, F.M.G.R.; Meeks, H.; Hallberg, E.; Hinton, J. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Evaluation of copy-number variants as modifiers of breast and ovarian cancer risk for BRCA1 pathogenic variant carriers

European Journal of Human Genetics
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85011277736

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Marquart, L.; Pearson, J.F.; Wiggins, G.A.R.; O'Mara, T.A.; Parsons, M.T.; Barrowdale, D.; McGuffog, L.; Dennis, J.; Benitez, J. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Increased genomic burden of germline copy number variants is associated with early onset breast cancer: Australian breast cancer family registry

Breast Cancer Research
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85015430281

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Pearson, J.F.; Wiggins, G.A.R.; Giles, G.G.; Hopper, J.L.; Southey, M.C.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Nanopore sequencing of full-length BRCA1 mRNA transcripts reveals co-occurrence of known exon skipping events.

Breast Cancer Research
2017-11 | Journal article
Contributors: de Jong LC; Cree S; Lattimore V; Wiggins GAR; Spurdle AB; kConFab Investigators; Miller A; Kennedy MA; Walker LC
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Logan Walker via Europe PubMed Central

Combined genetic and splicing analysis of BRCA1 c.[594-2A>C; 641A>G] highlights the relevance of naturally occurring in-frame transcripts for developing disease gene variant classification algorithms

Human Molecular Genetics
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84998631505

Contributors: de la Hoya, M.; Soukarieh, O.; López-Perolio, I.; Vega, A.; Walker, L.C.; van Ierland, Y.; Baralle, D.; Santamariña, M.; Lattimore, V.; Wijnen, J. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Naturally occurring BRCA2 alternative mRNA splicing events in clinically relevant samples

Journal of Medical Genetics
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84964318788

Contributors: Fackenthal, J.D.; Yoshimatsu, T.; Zhang, B.; de Garibay, G.R.; Colombo, M.; Vecchi, G.D.; Ayoub, S.C.; Lal, K.; Olopade, O.I.; Vega, A. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Translating colorectal cancer genetics into clinically useful biomarkers

Colorectal Disease
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84979966582

Contributors: Morley-Bunker, A.; Walker, L.C.; Currie, M.J.; Pearson, J.; Eglinton, T.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Candidate genetic modifiers for breast and ovarian cancer risk inBRCA1andBRCA2 mutation carriers

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84921028142

Contributors: Peterlongo, P.; Chang-Claude, J.; Moysich, K.B.; Rudolph, A.; Schmutzler, R.K.; Simard, J.; Soucy, P.; Eeles, R.A.; Easton, D.F.; Hamann, U. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Meeting the challenges of interpreting variants of unknown clinical significance in BRCA testing

New Zealand Medical Journal
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84953345061

Contributors: Lattimore, V.; Currie, M.; Lintott, C.; Sullivan, J.; Robinson, B.A.; Walker, L.C.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Meeting the challenges of interpreting variants of unknown clinical significance in BRCA testing

The New Zealand medical journal
2015 | Journal article
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Logan Walker

Phosphohistone H3 outperforms Ki67 as a marker of outcome for breast cancer patients

Histopathology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84941599561

Contributors: Gerring, Z.; Pearson, J.F.; Morrin, H.R.; Robinson, B.A.; Harris, G.C.; Walker, L.C.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Rare germline copy number deletions of likely functional importance are implicated in endometrial cancer predisposition

Human Genetics
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84938282880

Contributors: Moir-Meyer, G.L.; Pearson, J.F.; Lose, F.; The Australian National Endometrial Cancer Study Group; Scott, R.J.; McEvoy, M.; Attia, J.; Holliday, E.G.; The Hunter Community Study; Studies of Epidemiology and Risk Factors in Cancer Heredity et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

The Role of Constitutional Copy Number Variants in Breast Cancer

Microarrays
2015 | Journal article
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Logan Walker

Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in breast cancer.

PloS one
2015-02-27 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Richardson AK; Margaret Currie; Bridget Robinson; Morrin H; Phung Y; John F Pearson; Anderson TP; Potter JD; Logan Walker
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Comparison of mRNA splicing assay protocols across multiple laboratories: Recommendations for best practice in standardized clinical testing

Clinical Chemistry
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84893496863

Contributors: Whiley, P.J.; De La Hoya, M.; Thomassen, M.; Becker, A.; Brandão, R.; Pedersen, I.S.; Montagna, M.; Menéndez, M.; Quiles, F.; Gutiérrez-Enríquez, S. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Comprehensive annotation of splice junctions supports pervasive alternative splicing at the BRCA1 locus: A report from the ENIGMA consortium

Human Molecular Genetics
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84902961280

Contributors: Colombo, M.; Blok, M.J.; Whiley, P.; Santamariña, M.; Gutiérrez-Enríquez, S.; Romero, A.; Garre, P.; Becker, A.; Smith, L.D.; Vecchi, G.D. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Dual-Color Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Reveals an Association of Chromosome 8q22 but Not 8p21 Imbalance with High Grade Invasive Breast Carcinoma

PLoS ONE
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84880771604

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; McDonald, M.; Wells, J.E.; Harris, G.C.; Robinson, B.A.; Morris, C.M.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Evaluation of a 5-Tier scheme proposed for classification of sequence variants using bioinformatic and splicing assay data: Inter-reviewer variability and promotion of minimum reporting guidelines

Human Mutation
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84884530215

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Whiley, P.J.; Houdayer, C.; Hansen, T.V.O.; Vega, A.; Santamarina, M.; Blanco, A.; Fachal, L.; Southey, M.C.; Lafferty, A. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Germline copy number variants are not associated with globally acquired copy number changes in familial breast tumours

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84868211778

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Krause, L.; Spurdle, A.B.; Waddell, N.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Genome-wide association study identifies a common variant associated with risk of endometrial cancer

Nature Genetics
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-79955442833

Contributors: Spurdle, A.B.; Thompson, D.J.; Ahmed, S.; Ferguson, K.; Healey, C.S.; O'Mara, T.; Walker, L.C.; Montgomery, S.B.; Dermitzakis, E.T.; Fahey, P. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Splicing and multifactorial analysis of intronic BRCA1 and BRCA2 sequence variants identifies clinically significant splicing aberrations up to 12 nucleotides from the intron/exon boundary

Human Mutation
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79957603664

Contributors: Whiley, P.J.; Guidugli, L.; Walker, L.C.; Healey, S.; Thompson, B.A.; Lakhani, S.R.; Da Silva, L.M.; Investigators, K.; Tavtigian, S.V.; Goldgar, D.E. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Detection of splicing aberrations caused by BRCA1 and BRCA2 sequence variants encoding missense substitutions: Implications for prediction of pathogenicity

Human Mutation
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77952678915

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Whiley, P.J.; Couch, F.J.; Farrugia, D.J.; Healey, S.; Eccles, D.M.; Lin, F.; Butler, S.A.; Goff, S.A.; Thompson, B.A. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Effect of BRCA2 sequence variants predicted to disrupt exonic splice enhancers on BRCA2 transcripts

BMC Medical Genetics
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77952725403

Contributors: Whiley, P.J.; Pettigrew, C.A.; Brewster, B.L.; Walker, L.C.; Spurdle, A.B.; Brown, M.A.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Evidence for SMAD3 as a modifier of breast cancer risk in BRCA2 mutation carriers

Breast Cancer Research
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78649372135

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Fredericksen, Z.S.; Wang, X.; Tarrell, R.; Pankratz, V.S.; Lindor, N.M.; Beesley, J.; Healey, S.; Chen, X.; Stoppa-Lyonnet, D. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Prioritizing candidate genetic modifiers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 using a combinatorial analysis of global expression and polymorphism association studies of breast cancer.

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-79952016945

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Spurdle, A.B.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Use of DNA-damaging agents and RNA pooling to assess expression profiles associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status in familial breast cancer patients.

PLoS genetics
2010-02-19 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Logan Walker; Bryony A Thompson; Nicola Waddell; kConFab Investigators; Sean Grimmond; Amanda Spurdle
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Logan Walker
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Toward understanding the molecular basis of ovarian cancer

Human Mutation
2009 | Journal article
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Logan Walker

Association of chromosome band 8q22 copy number gain with high grade invasive breast carcinomas by assessment of core needle biopsies

Genes Chromosomes and Cancer
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-41349100891

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Harris, G.C.; Wells, J.E.; Robinson, B.A.; Morris, C.M.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

BRCA1 and BRCA2 missense variants of high and low clinical significance influence lymphoblastoid cell line post-irradiation gene expression

PLoS Genetics
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-44949162946

Contributors: Waddell, N.; Ten Haaf, A.; Marsh, A.; Johnson, J.; Walker, L.C.; Gongora, M.; Brown, M.; Grover, P.; Girolami, M.; Grimmond, S. et al.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Use of expression data and the CGEMS genome-wide breast cancer association study to identify genes that may modify risk in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-53949111816

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Waddell, N.; Ten Haaf, A.; Grimmond, S.; Spurdle, A.B.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Cytokeratin KRT8/18 expression differentiates distinct subtypes of grade 3 invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-35348911886

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Harris, G.C.; Holloway, A.J.; McKenzie, G.W.; Wells, J.E.; Robinson, B.A.; Morris, C.M.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Familial mutations of the transcription factor RUNX1 (AML1, CBFA2) predispose to acute myeloid leukemia

Leukemia and Lymphoma
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0842322951

Contributors: Ganly, P.; Walker, L.C.; Morris, C.M.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

A novel inherited mutation of the transcription factor RUNX1 causes thrombocytopenia and may predispose to acute myeloid leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0036281064

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Stevens, J.; Campbell, H.; Corbett, R.; Spearing, R.; Heaton, D.; Macdonald, D.H.; Morris, C.M.; Ganly, P.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

A novel inherited mutation of the transcription factor RUNX1 causes thrombocytopenia and may predispose to acute myeloid leukaemia

British journal of haematology
2002 | Journal article
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Logan Walker

Translocation (2;14) associated with complex rearrangements of the Ig heavy chain in non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics
2001 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0035878550

Contributors: Walker, L.C.; Morrison, M.J.; Parfitt, R.; Crossen, P.E.
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Logan Walker via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Breast cancer research and treatment. (1)
Review activity for European journal of human genetics (1)