Draga Toncheva

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Title
Professor
Full name
Draga Ivanova Toncheva- Miteva
Affiliation

Medical University of Sofia, Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Genetics, National Human Genome Center

Working group 2
Working group 3
Management Committee
Keywords
Genomics, trascriptomics, proteomics, pharmacogenomics, expression analysis
Publications

Vladisav Stefanovic, Rade Cukuranovic, Dana Bukvic, Jovan Nikolic, Bojan Jelakovic, Ljiljana Lukic, Gheorge Gluhovschi, Draga Toncheva, Momir Polenakovic, Jean-Pierre Cosyns. Diagnostic Criteria for Endemic (Balkan) Nephropathy. Proposal of an International Pannel. Renal Failure 29, 7, 2007.

Stefanovic V., D. Toncheva, S. Atanasova, M. Polenakovic. Etiology of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy and associated urothelial cancer: current status and future research. Am. J. Nephrol. 2006 Jan 2;26 (1):1-11

Atanasova SY, N. von Ahsen, DI Toncheva, TG Dimitrov, M Oellerich, VW Armstrong. Genetic polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 among patients with Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN). Clin Biochem. 2005 Mar;38(3):223-228.

Toncheva D, N. von Ahsen, S. Atanasova, Tz. Dimitrov, V. Armstrong, M. Oellerich: Identification of NQO1 and GSTs genotype frequencies in Bulgarian patients with Balkan endemic nephropathy. Journal of Nephrology 2004, 17, 384-390.

Toncheva D., A. Galabov, A. Laich, S. Atanassova, B. Kamarinchev, Tz. Dimitrov, D. Fuchs: Urinary neopterin concentration in patients with Balkan endemic nephropathy, Kidney Int, 2003, 64, 1871-1921.

Brief Description

Current positions
Associate Prof. at the Department of Medical Genetics, 1997
Full Prof. of Molecular Genetics, Department of Medical Genetics, 2008
Professor at Nis University, 2008
Head of Department of Medical GeneticsMedical Faculty Sofia, from 1999 till now
Head of National Human Genome Center

Expertise

Medical genetics, oncogenetics, pharmacogenetics,

Research activities

genetic predisposition to common diseases, high throughput analysis of tumors,
SNPs analysis for association studies with major psychiatric disorders

Contact Information

Phone
+359 2 9520 357
Fax
+359 2 9520 357
Email
dragatoncheva(at)yahoo(dot)com

History

Member for
3 years 29 weeks