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Alexander Kolevzon is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on the genetic and neurobiological underpinnings of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental conditions.

The scientist's work addresses topics such as:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting

Kolevzon's publications span multiple fields of study including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their subfields of expertise include Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Several recent papers reflect their research interests and contributions:

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism, 2020, Cell
  • Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Intranasal Oxytocin in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Comorbidities in autism spectrum disorder and their etiologies, 2023, Translational Psychiatry
  • A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study of Trofinetide in the Treatment of Fragile X Syndrome, 2020, Pediatric Neurology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Autism
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include Joseph D. Buxbaum, Paige M. Siper, Tess Levy, Danielle Halpern, and Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, indicating ongoing contributions to interdisciplinary research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism

    Silvia De Rubeis;Xin-Xin He;Arthur P Goldberg;Christopher S. Poultney

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S. Breen

  • Autism genome-wide copy number variation reveals ubiquitin and neuronal genes

    Joseph T. Glessner;Kai Wang;Guiqing Cai;Olena Korvatska

  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

  • Prenatal and Perinatal Risk Factors for Autism: A Review and Integration of Findings

    Alexander Kolevzon;Raz Gross;Abraham Reichenberg

  • Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

    Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

  • A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Regina Regan

  • Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism

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  • Oxytocin Selectively Improves Empathic Accuracy

    Jennifer A. Bartz;Jamil Zaki;Niall Bolger;Eric Hollander

  • Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

    F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S Breen;Michael S Breen

  • Individual common variants exert weak effects on the risk for autism spectrum disorders.

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Dalila Pinto;Joana Almeida

  • Advancing Maternal Age Is Associated With Increasing Risk for Autism: A Review and Meta-Analysis

    Sven Sandin;Sven Sandin;Christina M. Hultman;Alexander Kolevzon;Raz Gross

  • Prospective investigation of autism and genotype-phenotype correlations in 22q13 deletion syndrome and SHANK3 deficiency.

    Latha Soorya;Latha Soorya;Alexander Kolevzon;Jessica Zweifach;Teresa Lim

  • Effects of oxytocin on recollections of maternal care and closeness

    Jennifer A. Bartz;Jamil Zaki;Kevin N. Ochsner;Niall Bolger

  • Rates, distribution and implications of postzygotic mosaic mutations in autism spectrum disorder

    Elaine T Lim;Mohammed Uddin;Silvia De Rubeis;Yingleong Chan;Yingleong Chan

  • Intranasal Oxytocin in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Linmarie Sikich;Alexander Kolevzon;Bryan H King;Christopher J McDougle

  • Comorbidities in autism spectrum disorder and their etiologies

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  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in autism: a review of efficacy and tolerability.

    Alexander Kolevzon;Karen A. Mathewson;Eric Hollander

  • A novel approach of homozygous haplotype sharing identifies candidate genes in autism spectrum disorder

    Jillian P. Casey;Tiago R. Magalhães;Tiago R. Magalhães;Judith M. Conroy;Regina Regan

  • Delineation of the genetic and clinical spectrum of Phelan-McDermid syndrome caused by SHANK3 point mutations

    Silvia De Rubeis;Paige M. Siper;Allison Durkin;Jordana Weissman

  • Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph D. Buxbaum
Joseph D. Buxbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Latha Soorya
Latha Soorya Rush University Medical Center
Catalina Betancur
Catalina Betancur Sorbonne University
Abraham Reichenberg
Abraham Reichenberg Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Stephen W. Scherer
Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto
Edwin H. Cook
Edwin H. Cook University of Illinois at Chicago
Christopher A. Walsh
Christopher A. Walsh Howard Hughes Medical Institute
James S. Sutcliffe
James S. Sutcliffe Vanderbilt University
Hilary Coon
Hilary Coon University of Utah
Bernie Devlin
Bernie Devlin University of Pittsburgh

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