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Alexandre Montpetit

Alexandre Montpetit

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Genetics

D-Index
61
Citations
42101
World Ranking
3011
National Ranking
109

Overview

Alexandre Montpetit is affiliated with McGill University in Canada, contributing extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Hematology, Oncology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work encompasses several key topics including:

  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Hemophilia Treatment and Research
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Montpetit's notable publications span from 2021 to upcoming work projected for 2025. Recent papers include:

  • "The Biobanque québécoise de la COVID-19 (BQC19)-A cohort to prospectively study the clinical and biological determinants of COVID-19 clinical trajectories" (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • "A full molecular picture of F8 intron 1 inversion created with optical genome mapping" (2021), published in Haemophilia
  • "A multi-ancestry genetic reference for the Quebec population" (2025), published on bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Deciphering a novel complex inversion affecting F8 in a family with severe haemophilia A by optical genome mapping" (2023), published in Haemophilia
  • "Transcriptomic profiling of severe and critical COVID-19 patients reveals alterations in expression, splicing and polyadenylation" (2025), published in Scientific Reports

Frequently publishing in the journal Laboratory Investigation, Montpetit has at least four publications there. Other frequent venues include Haemophilia with two publications, alongside contributions to PLoS ONE, bioRxiv, and Scientific Reports.

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, each appearing in multiple joint publications:

  • Somayyeh Fahiminiya
  • Georges-Étienne Rivard
  • Patrick Scott
  • Grant A. Mitchell
  • Vincent Quoc-Huy Trinh

Best Publications

  • The International HapMap Project

    John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • A genome-wide association study identifies novel risk loci for type 2 diabetes

    Robert Sladek;Ghislain Rocheleau;Johan Rung;Christian Dina

  • Driver mutations in histone H3.3 and chromatin remodelling genes in paediatric glioblastoma

    Jeremy Schwartzentruber;Andrey Korshunov;Xiao Yang Liu;David T.W. Jones

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • K27M mutation in histone H3.3 defines clinically and biologically distinct subgroups of pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.

    Dong Anh Khuong-Quang;Pawel Buczkowicz;Patricia Rakopoulos;Xiao Yang Liu

  • Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on chromosome 8q24

    Brent W. Zanke;Celia M.T. Greenwood;Celia M.T. Greenwood;Jagadish Rangrej;Rafal Kustra;Rafal Kustra

  • Genome-wide association study for early-onset and morbid adult obesity identifies three new risk loci in European populations

    David Meyre;Jérôme Delplanque;Jean-Claude Chèvre;Cécile Lecoeur

  • Genome-wide association scan identifies a colorectal cancer susceptibility locus on 11q23 and replicates risk loci at 8q24 and 18q21.

    Albert Tenesa;Susan M Farrington;James G D Prendergast;Mary E Porteous

  • Genomic analysis of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas identifies three molecular subgroups and recurrent activating ACVR1 mutations

    Pawel Buczkowicz;Christine Hoeman;Patricia Rakopoulos;Sanja Pajovic

  • Lung cancer susceptibility locus at 5p15.33

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Rayjean J Hung;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

  • Susceptibility to leprosy is associated with PARK2 and PACRG.

    Marcelo T. Mira;Marcelo T. Mira;Alexandre Alcaïs;Nguyen Van Thuc;Milton O. Moraes

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies four new susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer

    Richard S. Houlston;Emily Webb;Peter Broderick;Alan M. Pittman

  • Genetic variant near IRS1 is associated with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia.

    Johan Rung;Stéphane Cauchi;Anders Albrechtsen;Lishuang Shen;Lishuang Shen

  • What can exome sequencing do for you

    Jacek Majewski;Jeremy Schwartzentruber;Emilie Lalonde;Alexandre Montpetit

  • Concept, Design and Implementation of a Cardiovascular Gene-Centric 50 K SNP Array for Large-Scale Genomic Association Studies

    Brendan J. Keating;Sam Tischfield;Sam Tischfield;Sarah S. Murray;Tushar Bhangale

  • A predominant role for the HLA class II region in the association of the MHC region with multiple sclerosis.

    Matthew R Lincoln;Alexandre Montpetit;Alexandre Montpetit;M Zameel Cader;M Zameel Cader;Janna Saarela

  • Association of vitamin D receptor genetic variants with susceptibility to asthma and atopy.

    Audrey H. Poon;Catherine Laprise;Mathieu Lemire;Alexandre Montpetit

  • Mutations in SETD2 and genes affecting histone H3K36 methylation target hemispheric high-grade gliomas

    Adam M. Fontebasso;Jeremy Schwartzentruber;Dong Anh Khuong-Quang;Xiao Yang Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Hudson
Thomas J. Hudson Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Sonia S. Anand
Sonia S. Anand McMaster University
Nada Jabado
Nada Jabado McGill University
George C. Ebers
George C. Ebers University of Oxford
Jacek Majewski
Jacek Majewski McGill University
Paul I. W. de Bakker
Paul I. W. de Bakker Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United Kingdom)
Constantin Polychronakos
Constantin Polychronakos McGill University Health Centre
Tomi Pastinen
Tomi Pastinen Children's Mercy Hospital
Guillaume Paré
Guillaume Paré Population Health Research Institute
Salim Yusuf
Salim Yusuf McMaster University

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