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Tess C. Leuthner

Duke UniversityORCID 0000-0001-8501-3473Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Pharmacology & ToxicologyToxicological SciencesPeer-reviewedFeb 22, 2025

Structure-specific variation in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances toxicity among genetically diverse Caenorhabditis elegans strains

Tess C. Leuthner, Sharon Zhang, Brendan F. Kohrn…·L. Ryan Baugh

The paper assesses PFAS toxicity across genetically diverse C. elegans strains, finding genetic variation influences susceptibility to specific PFAS structures.

9 citations

C. elegansexperimental assay

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GenomicsNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewedAug 10, 2022

Resistance of mitochondrial DNA to chemical-induced germline mutations is independent of mitophagy in C. elegans

Tess C. Leuthner, Laura Benzing, Brendan F. Kohrn…·Joel N. Meyer

This study investigates the effects of cadmium and Aflatoxin B1 on mtDNA mutagenesis in C. elegans, finding no effect on mutation frequency or spectrum despite mitophagy defects.

33 citations

C. eleganswhole-genome sequencing

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