Dr Varinderpal Dhillon

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

email Varinderpal.Dhillon@unisa.edu.au

Research

Research focus

Genetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Animal Production
Clinical Sciences
Food Sciences

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included.

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2022	Fenech, M, Deo, P & Dhillon, SV 2022, 'Fatty acids and telomeres in humans', in Duo Li (ed.), Advances in Dietary Lipids and Human Health, Academic Press, UK, ch. 2, pp. 13-25.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Donnellan, L, Fenech, M, Dhillon, V, Young, C, Hoffmann, P & Deo, P 2025, 'Role of methylglyoxal protein modifications in DNA damage and chromosomal instability: Emerging molecular mechanisms', Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research, vol. 796, article no. 108558, pp. 1-10. Open access
2024	Dhillon, VS, Deo, P & Fenech, M 2024, 'Low magnesium in conjunction with high homocysteine increases DNA damage in healthy middle aged Australians', European Journal of Nutrition, vol. 63, no. 7, pp. 2555-2565. Open access 1 240
2024	Dhillon, VS, Shahid, M, Deo, P & Fenech, M 2024, 'Reduced SIRT1 and SIRT3 and lower antioxidant capacity of seminal plasma is associated with shorter sperm telomere length in oligospermic men', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 25, no. 2, article no. 718, pp. 1-18. Open access 10 12
2024	Fenech, M, Holland, N, Zeiger, E, Chang, PW, Dhillon, V, Deo, P & Bonassi, S and 15 other authors 2024, 'Objectives and achievements of the HUMN Project on its 26th anniversary', Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research, vol. 794, article no. 108511, pp. 1-15. Open access 3 4 2
2023	Deo, P, Dhillon, VS, Thomas, P & Fenech, M 2023, 'Oleic acid status positively correlates with the soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products (sRAGE) in healthy adults who are homozygous for G Allele of RAGE G82s polymorphism', Cells, vol. 12, no. 12, article no. 1662, pp. 1-13. Open access 3 3 2
2023	Dhillon , VS, Deo, P & Fenech, M 2023, 'Effect of selenium and lycopene on radiation sensitivity in prostate cancer patients relative to controls', Cancers, vol. 15, no. 3, article no. 979, pp. 1-12. Open access 10 7 342
2023	Dhillon, VS, Deo, P & Fenech, M 2023, 'Effect of iron and calcium on DNA damage and radiation sensitivity in prostate cancer patients relative to controls', Mutagenesis, vol. 38, no. 6, 305-314. Open access 4 3
2023	Dhillon, VS, Deo, P & Fenech, M 2023, 'Plasma micronutrient profile of prostate cancer cases is altered relative to healthy controls - results of a pilot study in South Australia', Cancers, vol. 15, no. 1, article no. 77. Open access 7 7 299
2023	Dhillon, VS, Deo, P & Fenech, M 2023, 'The relationship between telomere length and nucleoplasmic bridges and severity of disease in prostate cancer patients', Cancers, vol. 15, no. 13, article no. 3351, pp. 1-12. Open access 4 4
2023	Dhillon, VS, Deo, P, Thomas, P & Fenech, M 2023, 'Low magnesium in conjunction with high homocysteine and less sleep accelerates telomere attrition in healthy elderly Australian', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 24, no. 2, article no. 982, pp. 1-14. Open access 11 10 89
2023	Dhillon, VS, Thomas, P, Lee, SL, Deo, P & Fenech, M 2023, 'Red blood cell fatty acid profiles are significantly altered in South Australian mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease cases compared to matched controls', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 24, no. 18, article no. 14164, pp. 1-16. Open access 4 4 1
2022	Deo, P, Dhillon, VS, Thomas, P & Fenech, M 2022, 'The association of Nε-carboxymethyllysine with polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids in healthy individuals', Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 77, no. 3, pp. 462-470. 4 4 1
2022	Dhillon, VS, Deo, P, Chau, A, Thomas, P & Fenech, M 2022, 'Sleep duration, Health Promotion Index (HPI), sRAGE and ApoE-ε4 genotype are associated with telomere length (TL) in healthy elderly Australians', Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 243-249. Open access 5 5 2
2022	Donnellan, L, Simpson, BS, Dhillon, V S, Costabile, M, Fenech, M & Deo, P 2022, 'Folic acid deficiency increases sensitivity to DNA damage by glucose and methylglyoxal', Mutagenesis, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 24-33. Open access 9 7 1
2022	Donnellan, L, Young, C, Simpson, BS, Acland, M, Dhillon, VS, Costabile, M, Hoffmann, P & Deo, P 2022, 'Proteomic analysis of methylglyoxal modifications reveals susceptibility of glycolytic enzymes to dicarbonyl stress', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 23, no. 7, article no. 3689. Open access 24 22 8
2022	Donnellan, L, Young, C, Simpson, BS, Dhillon, VS, Costabile, M, Hoffmann, P, Fenech, M & Deo, P 2022, 'Methylglyoxal impairs sister chromatid separation in lymphocytes', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 23, no. 8, article no. 4139, pp. 1-11. Open access 4 4 2
2022	Ward, SJ, Hill, AM, Buckley, JD, Banks, S, Dhillon, VS, Holman, SL, Morrison, JL & Coates, AM 2022, 'Minimal changes in telomere length after a 12-week dietary intervention with almonds in mid-age to older, overweight, and obese Australians: results of a randomised clinical trial', The British Journal of Nutrition: An International Journal of Nutritional Science, vol. 127, no. 6, pp. 872-884. Open access 5 4 4
2021	Deo, P, Fenech, M & Dhillon, VS 2021, 'Association between glycation biomarkers, hyperglycemia, and micronucleus frequency: a meta -analysis', Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research, vol. 787, article no. 108369. Open access 12 14
2021	Dhillon, VS, Deo, P, Bonassi, S & Fenech, M 2021, 'Lymphocyte micronuclei frequencies in skin, haematological, prostate, colorectal and esophageal cancer cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research, vol. 787, article no. 108372, pp. 1-10. 14 13 1
2021	Dhillon, VS, Deo, P, Chua, A, Thomas, P & Fenech, M 2021, 'Telomere length in healthy adults is positively associated with polyunsaturated fatty acids, including arachidonic acid, and negatively with saturated fatty acids', Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 3-6. Open access 19 16 5
2021	Donnellan, L, Simpson, B, Dhillon, VS, Costabile, M, Fenech, M & Deo, P 2021, 'Methylglyoxal induces chromosomal instability and mitotic dysfunction in lymphocytes', Mutagenesis, vol. 36, pp. 339-348. Open access 14 13
2021	Fenech, M, Knasmueller, S, Knudsen, LE, Kirsch-Volders, M, Deo, P, Franzke, B, Stopper, H, Andreassi, M-G, Bolognesi, C, Dhillon, VS, Laffon, B, Wagnerm, K-H & Bonassi, S 2021, ''Micronuclei and Disease' special issue: aims, scope, and synthesis of outcomes', Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research, vol. 788, article no. 108384, pp. 1-8. Open access 39 35 1
2021	Jaunay, EL, Dhillon, VS, Semple, SJ, Simpson, BS, Ghetia, M, Deo, P & Fenech, M 2021, 'Genotoxicity of advanced glycation end products in vitro is influenced by their preparation temperature, purification, and cell exposure time', Mutagenesis, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 445-455. 1 1
2020	Deo, P, Dhillon, VS, Chua, A, Thomas, P & Fenech, M 2020, 'APOE ε4 carriers have a greater propensity to glycation and sRAGE which is further influenced by RAGE G82S polymorphism', Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 75, no. 10, pp. 1899-1905. Open access 17 15 11
2020	Deo, P, Dhillon, VS, Lim, WM, Jaunay, EL, Donnellan, L, Peake, B, McCullough, C & Fenech, M 2020, 'Advanced glycation end-products accelerate telomere attrition and increase pro-inflammatory mediators in human WIL2-NS cells', Mutagenesis, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 291-297. Open access 18 17 25
2020	Deo, P, McCullough, CL, Almond, T, Jaunay, EL, Donnellan, L, Dhillon, VS & Fenech, M 2020, 'Dietary sugars and related endogenous advanced glycation end-products increase chromosomal DNA damage in WIL2-NS cells, measured using cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay', Mutagenesis, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 1-9. 17 19 1
2020	Dhillon, VS, Deo, P, Chua, A, Thomas, P & Fenech, M 2020, 'Shorter telomere length in carriers of APOE-ε4 and high plasma concentration of glucose, glyoxal and other advanced glycation end products (AGEs).', Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol. 75, no. 10, pp. 1894-1898. Open access 12 13 5
2020	Jaunay, EL, Dhillon, VS, Semple, SJ, Simpson, BS, Deo, P & Fenech, M 2020, 'Can a digital slide scanner and viewing technique assist the visual scoring for the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay?', Mutagenesis, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 311-317. 6 6 1

Reports

Year	Output
2017	Dorrian, J, Centofanti, S, Colella, A, Devine, L, Dingle, C, Galindo, H, Pantelios, S, Brkic, G, Bull, C, Almond, T, Dhillon, V, Carskadon, M & Banks, S 2017, Coping with shiftwork: understanding and communicating resilience strategies for performance, safety and health, University of South Australia with SA Health and SafeWork SA, Australia. Open access

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology	ITALY
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Department of Health and Ageing	AUSTRALIA
Errol Zeiger Consulting	UNITED STATES
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
IRCCS San Raffaele Roma	ITALY
Medical University of Vienna	AUSTRIA
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network	AUSTRALIA
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino	ARGENTINA
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University	SAUDI ARABIA
San Raffaele University	ITALY
San Raffaele University of Rome	ITALY
Tufts University	UNITED STATES
University Of A Coruna	SPAIN
University of California	UNITED STATES
University of Copenhagen	DENMARK
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Vienna	AUSTRIA
University of Wuerzburg	GERMANY
Vrije University Brussel	BELGIUM

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