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Overview

Alexandre Reymond is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily falls under the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cancer Research.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several key areas of study, including:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Alexandre Reymond has authored multiple research papers in high-impact journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "A cross-disorder dosage sensitivity map of the human genome," 2022, Cell
  • "Differentially expressed genes reflect disease-induced rather than disease-causing changes in the transcriptome," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "The use of polygenic risk scores in pre-implantation genetic testing: an unproven, unethical practice," 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "The individual and global impact of copy-number variants on complex human traits," 2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Effects of copy number variations on brain structure and risk for psychiatric illness: Large-scale studies from the ENIGMA working groups on CNVs," 2021, Human Brain Mapping

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Zoltán Kutalik
  • Chiara Auwerx
  • Eleonora Porcu
  • Marie C. Sadler
  • Norine Voisin

Their work has been published repeatedly in notable venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genome Medicine
  • npj Genomic Medicine

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome.

    Robert H. Waterston;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Ewan Birney;Jane Rogers

  • Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project

    Ewan Birney;John A. Stamatoyannopoulos;Anindya Dutta;Roderic Guigó

  • Landscape of transcription in human cells

    Sarah Djebali;Carrie A. Davis;Angelika Merkel;Alex Dobin

  • GENCODE: The reference human genome annotation for The ENCODE Project

    Jennifer Harrow;Adam Frankish;Jose M. Gonzalez;Electra Tapanari

  • The ENCODE (ENCyclopedia of DNA elements) Project

    E. A. Feingold;P. J. Good;M. S. Guyer;S. Kamholz

  • An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

    Ian Dunham;Anshul Kundaje;Shelley F. Aldred;Patrick J. Collins

  • GENCODE reference annotation for the human and mouse genomes.

    Adam Frankish;Mark Diekhans;Anne-Maud Ferreira;Rory Baldwin Johnson

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

    Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren

  • The tripartite motif family identifies cell compartments.

    Alexandre Reymond;Germana Meroni;Anna Fantozzi;Giuseppe Merla

  • A User's Guide to the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE)

    Richard M. Myers;John Stamatoyannopoulos;Michael Snyder;Ian Dunham

  • The Genome Sequence of Taurine Cattle: A Window to Ruminant Biology and Evolution

    Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Christine G. Elsik;Ross L. Tellam;Kim C. Worley;Kim C. Worley;Richard A. Gibbs

  • Chromosome 21 and down syndrome: from genomics to pathophysiology.

    Stylianos E. Antonarakis;Robert Lyle;Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis;Alexandre Reymond

  • Assessment of transcript reconstruction methods for RNA-seq

    Tamara Steijger;Josep F Abril;Pär G. Engström;Pär G. Engström;Felix Kokocinski

  • GENCODE: producing a reference annotation for ENCODE

    Jennifer Harrow;Adam Frankish;Alexandre Reymond;Alexandre Reymond

  • A high-resolution anatomical atlas of the transcriptome in the mouse embryo.

    Graciana Diez-Roux;Sandro Banfi;Marc Sultan;Lars Geffers

  • A new highly penetrant form of obesity due to deletions on chromosome 16p11.2

    R. G. Walters;S. Jacquemont;A. Valsesia;A. Valsesia;A. Valsesia;A. J. de Smith

  • Mirror extreme BMI phenotypes associated with gene dosage at the chromosome 16p11.2 locus

    Sébastien Jacquemont;Alexandre Reymond;Flore Zufferey;Louise Harewood

  • Copy number variants, diseases and gene expression

    Charlotte N. Henrichsen;Evelyne Chaignat;Alexandre Reymond

  • KCTD13 is a major driver of mirrored neuroanatomical phenotypes of the 16p11.2 copy number variant.

    Christelle Golzio;Jason Willer;Michael E. Talkowski;Edwin C. Oh

  • Coordinated Effects of Sequence Variation on DNA Binding, Chromatin Structure, and Transcription

    Helena Kilpinen;Helena Kilpinen;Sebastian M. Waszak;Sebastian M. Waszak;Andreas R. Gschwind;Andreas R. Gschwind;Sunil K. Raghav

Frequent Co-Authors

Stylianos E. Antonarakis
Stylianos E. Antonarakis University of Geneva
Roderic Guigó
Roderic Guigó Pompeu Fabra University
Zoltán Kutalik
Zoltán Kutalik University of Lausanne
Jacques S. Beckmann
Jacques S. Beckmann University of Lausanne
Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis
Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis University of Geneva
Giuseppe Merla
Giuseppe Merla University of Naples Federico II
Tim Hubbard
Tim Hubbard King's College London
Robert Lyle
Robert Lyle Oslo University Hospital
Jennifer Harrow
Jennifer Harrow AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Thomas R. Gingeras
Thomas R. Gingeras Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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