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J. Old

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J. Old — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 21
Works: 47
Citations: 2,543

Most-cited papers

Rapid detection and prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassaemia: studies in Indian and Cypriot populations in the UK.
J. Old, N. Varawalla, D. Weatherall
1990The Lancet323 citations
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Evolutionary relationships of human populations from an analysis of nuclear DNA polymorphisms
J. Wainscoat, A. Hill, A. L. Boyce, J. Flint +7 more
1986Nature253 citations
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FIRST-TRIMESTER FETAL DIAGNOSIS FOR HAEMOGLOBINOPATHIES: THREE CASES
J. Old
1982250 citations
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Screening and genetic diagnosis of haemoglobin disorders.
J. Old
2003Blood reviews213 citations
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Thalassaemia in Sri Lanka: implications for the future health burden of Asian populations. Sri Lanka Thalassaemia Study Group.
S. D. De Silva, C. Fisher, A. Premawardhena, S. Lamabadusuriya +6 more
2000The Lancet160 citations
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Hemoglobin H disease and mental retardation: a new syndrome or a remarkable coincidence?
D. Weatherall, D. R. Higgs, C. Bunch, J. Old +9 more
1981New England Journal of Medicine143 citations
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The molecular basis of α-thalassemias: Frequent occurrence of dysfunctional α loci among non-Asians with Hb H disease
Stuart H. Orkin, J. Old, Herbert Lazarus, Cigdem Altay +3 more
1979142 citations
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Partial deletion of beta-globin gene DNA in certain patients with beta 0-thalassemia.
Stuart H. Orkin, J. Old, D. Weatherall, David G. Nathan
1979Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America127 citations Open access
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BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS
J. Old, C. Harteveld, J. Traeger-Synodinos, M. Petrou +2 more
201293 citations
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The molecular basis for the thalassaemias in Sri Lanka
C. Fisher, A. Premawardhena, S. de Silva, G. Perera +4 more
2003British Journal of Haematology76 citations Open access
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Major rearrangement in the human β-globin gene cluster
R. W. Jones, J. Old, R. Trent, J. B. Clegg +1 more
1981Nature76 citations
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Feasibility of antenatal diagnosis of β thalassaemia by DNA polymorphisms in Asian Indian and Cypriot populations
J. Old, M. Petrou, B. Modell, D. Weatherall
1984British Journal of Haematology61 citations
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The molecular basis for the clinical diversity of beta thalassaemia in Cypriots.
J. Wainscoat, J. Old, D. Weatherall, S. H. Orkin
1983The Lancet61 citations
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Prenatal exclusion of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency by direct gene analysis.
J. Old, S. Purvis-Smith, B. Wilcken, P. Pearson +6 more
1985The Lancet59 citations
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Hemoglobinopathies : community clues to mutation detection.
J. Old
1996Methods in Molecular Medicine49 citations
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NEGRO α-THALASSÆMIA IS CAUSED BY DELETION OF A SINGLE α-GLOBIN GENE
D. Higgs, J. Old, J. B. Clegg, L. Pressley +3 more
197943 citations
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First-trimester fetal diagnosis for haemoglobinopathies: report on 200 cases.
J. Old, C. Heath, A. Fitches, S. Thein +7 more
1986The Lancet40 citations
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Alpha thalassaemia hydrops fetalis in the UK: the importance of screening pregnant women of Chinese, other South East Asian and Mediterranean extraction for alpha thalassaemia trait
M. Petrou, M. Brugiatelli, J. Old, P. Hurley +4 more
1992British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology32 citations
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Maturity onset diabetes of the young is not linked to the insulin gene.
John I. Bell, J. Wainscoat, J. Old, C. Chlouverakis +3 more
1983British medical journal32 citations Open access
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Accuracy of prenatal diagnosis for haemoglobin disorders in the UK: 25 years' experience
J. Old, M. Petrou, L. Varnavides, Mark Layton +1 more
2000Prenatal Diagnosis31 citations
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Restriction endonuclease maps of the β‐like globin gene cluster in the British and Greek forms of HPFH, and for one example of Gγβ+ HPFH
R. Jones, J. Old, W. G. Wood, J. B. Clegg +1 more
198226 citations
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X-chromosome-specific probe DX13 for carrier detection and first trimester prenatal diagnosis in haemophilia A.
T. Tønnesen, F. Søndergaard, M. Mikkelsen, K. Davies +3 more
1984The Lancet21 citations
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Prenatal diagnosis of ornithine carbamoyl transferase deficiency using a gene specific probe.
M. Pembrey, J. Old, J. Leonard, C. Rodeck +2 more
1985Journal of Medical Genetics19 citations Open access
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Molecular basis for acquired haemoglobin H disease
J. Old, J. Longley, W. G. Wood, J. Clegg +1 more
1977Nature19 citations
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Molecular analysis of the β‐globin gene cluster haplotypes in a Sudanese population with sickle cell anaemia
Abozer Y. Elderdery, Jeremy Mills, B. Mohamed, A. Cooper +3 more
2012International Journal of Laboratory Hematology18 citations
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Segregation analysis of a marker localised Xp21.2-Xp21.3 in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy families
Huw Dorkins, C. Iunien, Jean-Louis Mandel, K. Wrogemann +11 more
2004Human Genetics18 citations
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Characterization of an Indian (δβ)° thalassaemia
J. Wainscoat, J. Old, W. G. Wood, R. J. Trent +1 more
198417 citations
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Restriction endonuclease maps of the beta-like globin gene cluster in the British and Greek forms of HPFH, and for one example of G gamma beta + HPFH.
R. W. Jones, J. Old, W. G. Wood, J. Clegg +1 more
1982British Journal of Haematology17 citations
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Relationship between the severity of β‐thalassaemia syndromes and the number of alleviating mutations
S. Ratip, M. Petrou, J. Old, B. Wonke +2 more
1997European Journal of Haematology16 citations
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Prenatal diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy by DNA analysis.
J. Old, K. E. Davies
1986Journal of Medical Genetics15 citations Open access
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Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Mild Forms of Homozygous β‐Thalassemia
D. Weatherall, J. Wainscoat, S. Thein, J. Old +3 more
198515 citations
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A NEW DNA POLYMORPHISM IN THE β‐GLOBIN GENE CLUSTER CAN BE USED FOR ANTENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF β‐THALASSAEMIA
J. Old, J. Wainscoat
198315 citations
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Prevalence and molecular basis of α thalassaemia in British South Asians
O. W. Hassall, M. L. Tillyer, J. Old
19989 citations
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Direct DNA analysis for diagnosing fetal sickle status in first trimester chorion tissue
D. Maxwell, R. Lilford, J. Morsman, C. Rodeck +2 more
19858 citations
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THE CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR HETEROGENEITY OF THE THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES *
D. Weatherall, J. B. Clegg, W. G. Wood, J. Old +3 more
1980Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences8 citations
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THE AVA II Ψβ POLYMORPHISM IS LINKED TO THE COMMON MEDITERRANEAN β+ THALASSAEMIA MUTATION
S. Thein, J. Wainscoat, J. Old, R. Wallace +1 more
19857 citations
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Audit of Prenatal Diagnosis for Hemoglobin Disorders in the United Kingdom: The First Twenty Years
B. Modell, M. Petrou, M. Layton, L. Varnavides +6 more
1998Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences5 citations
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Haplotype analysis of the Mexican frameshift Cd 11 (−T) and −28 A→C β‐thalassemia alleles
F. Perea, M. A. Esparza, A. Villalobos-Arámbula, B. Ibarra +1 more
1996American journal of hematology/oncology5 citations
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Obstetric outcome in first trimester fetal diagnosis for the haemoglobinopathies.
M. Petrou, R. Ward, B. Modell, F. Karagozlu +4 more
1983The Lancet5 citations
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Screening for β‐Thalassemia in Asian Indians by the Amplification‐Refractory Mutation System
Nermeen Y. Varawalla, J. Old, D. Weatherall
19903 citations
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The role of cloned genes in the prevention of genetic disease.
D. Weatherall, J. Old, S. Thein, J. Wainscoat
1988Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences3 citations
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HB Watford [βl(NA1)VAL→GLY]: A new, Clinically Silent Hemoglobin Variant in Linkage with a new Neutral Mutation [CAP +36 (G→A)]
Chris Fisher, J. Hanslip, B. Green, V. Gupta +2 more
2000Hemoglobin2 citations
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Diagnosis of haemoglobinopathy using cultured chorionic villus cells.
D. Horwell, D. Heaton, J. Old
1985The Lancet2 citations
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Characterization of beta-globin mRNA in the beta0 thalassemias.
J. Old, N. Proudfoot, W. G. Wood, J. Longley +2 more
1978Cell2 citations
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Molecular analysis of X-linked diseases.
Kay E. Davies, S. Ball, H. Dorkins, S. Forrest +6 more
1986Annals of clinical research0 citations
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The sequence of the Aγ globin gene in a Gγβ+ type of hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin
Robert C. W. Jones, S. Goodbourn, J. Old, D. Weatherall
1985British Journal of Haematology0 citations
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First-trimester fetal diagnosis for haemoglobinopathies: three cases.
J. Old, R. Ward, M. Petrou, F. Karagözlu +2 more
1982The Lancet0 citations
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