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2024

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Genetics

D-Index
74
Citations
16377
World Ranking
1983
National Ranking
87

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award

Overview

Annick Toutain is affiliated with François Rabelais University in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Medicine. The main subfields of study for Toutain include Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work focuses on various key topics, including:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Toutain has published extensively, with frequent publications appearing in a number of scientific venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Clinical Genetics
  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • Genetics in Medicine

Among recent scientific papers associated with Toutain's research are:

  • "Phenotypic spectrum and genomics of undiagnosed arthrogryposis multiplex congenita," 2021, Journal of Medical Genetics
  • "The broad phenotypic spectrum of PPP2R1A-related neurodevelopmental disorders correlates with the degree of biochemical dysfunction," 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • "Missense variants in DPYSL5 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with corpus callosum agenesis and cerebellar abnormalities," 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "The top 10 most frequently involved genes in hereditary optic neuropathies in 2186 probands," 2022, Brain
  • "Psychosocial Impact of Predictive Genetic Testing in Hereditary Heart Diseases: The PREDICT Study," 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine

Frequent collaborators in Toutain's research include:

  • Bertrand Isidor
  • Sylvie Odent
  • Laurence Faivre
  • Dominique Bonneau
  • David Geneviève

Best Publications

  • SHOX mutations in dyschondrosteosis (Leri-Weill syndrome)

    V Belin;V Cusin;G Viot;D Girlich

  • Mutations in the Pericentrin (PCNT) Gene Cause Primordial Dwarfism

    Anita Rauch;Christian T. Thiel;Detlev Schindler;Ursula Wick

  • Perindopril preventive treatment on mortality in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: 10 years' follow-up

    Denis Duboc;Christophe Meune;Bertrand Pierre;Karim Wahbi

  • Mutations of ARX are associated with striking pleiotropy and consistent genotype–phenotype correlation

    Mitsuhiro Kato;Soma Das;Kristin Petras;Kunio Kitamura

  • Genotype–phenotype correlations in Down syndrome identified by array CGH in 30 cases of partial trisomy and partial monosomy chromosome 21

    Robert Lyle;Robert Lyle;Frédérique Béna;Frédérique Béna;Sarantis Gagos;Sarantis Gagos;Corinne Gehrig;Corinne Gehrig

  • Pleiotropic Effects of CEP290 (NPHP6) Mutations Extend to Meckel Syndrome

    Lekbir Baala;Sophie Audollent;Jéléna Martinovic;Catherine Ozilou

  • Deletions at the SOX10 Gene Locus Cause Waardenburg Syndrome Types 2 and 4

    Nadege Bondurand;Nadege Bondurand;Florence Dastot-Le Moal;Laure Stanchina;Laure Stanchina;Nathalie Collot

  • Cardio-facio-cutaneous and Noonan syndromes due to mutations in the RAS/MAPK signalling pathway: genotype–phenotype relationships and overlap with Costello syndrome

    Caroline Nava;Nadine Hanna;Caroline Michot;Sabrina Pereira

  • Mutations in the pre-replication complex cause Meier-Gorlin syndrome

    Louise S Bicknell;Ernie M H F Bongers;Andrea Leitch;Stephen Brown

  • Large spectrum of lissencephaly and pachygyria phenotypes resulting from de novo missense mutations in tubulin alpha 1A (TUBA1A).

    Karine Poirier;Karine Poirier;David A. Keays;Fiona Francis;Fiona Francis;Yoann Saillour;Yoann Saillour

  • Mutations in the chromatin modifier gene KANSL1 cause the 17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome

    David A. Koolen;Jamie M. Kramer;Kornelia Neveling;Willy M. Nillesen

  • Association of TALS Developmental Disorder with Defect in Minor Splicing Component U4atac snRNA

    Patrick Edery;Charles Marcaillou;Mourad Sahbatou;Audrey Labalme

  • Congenital glutamine deficiency with glutamine synthetase mutations.

    Johannes Häberle;Boris Görg;Frank Rutsch;Eva Schmidt

  • Exhaustive analysis of BH4 and dopamine biosynthesis genes in patients with Dopa-responsive dystonia

    Fabienne Clot;David Grabli;David Grabli;Cécile Cazeneuve;Emmanuel Roze

  • X‐linked lissencephaly with absent corpus callosum and ambiguous genitalia (XLAG): Clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and neuropathological findings

    Dominique Bonneau;Annick Toutain;Annie Laquerrière;Stéphane Marret

  • Clinical, molecular, and genotype–phenotype correlation studies from 25 cases of oral–facial–digital syndrome type 1: a French and Belgian collaborative study

    C Thauvin-Robinet;M Cossée;V Cormier-Daire;L Van Maldergem

  • A Founder Mutation in the γ-Sarcoglycan Gene of Gypsies Possibly Predating Their Migration Out of India

    F. Piccolo;M. Jeanpierre;F. Leturcq;C. Dodé

  • Development and Validation of a New Risk Prediction Score for Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Laminopathies.

    Karim Wahbi;Karim Wahbi;Rabah Ben Yaou;Estelle Gandjbakhch;Frédéric Anselme

  • Comprehensive survey of mutations in RP2 and RPGR in patients affected with distinct retinal dystrophies: genotype-phenotype correlations and impact on genetic counseling.

    Valérie Pelletier;Marguerite Jambou;Nathalie Delphin;Elena Zinovieva

  • Supporting Online Material for Association of TALS Developmental Disorder with Defect in Minor Splicing Component U4atac snRNA

    Patrick Edery;Charles Marcaillou;Mourad Sahbatou;Audrey Labalme

Frequent Co-Authors

Didier Lacombe
Didier Lacombe University of Bordeaux
Alain Verloes
Alain Verloes Université Paris Cité
Sylvie Odent
Sylvie Odent University of Rennes
Bertrand Isidor
Bertrand Isidor Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes
Laurence Faivre
Laurence Faivre University of Burgundy
Valérie Cormier-Daire
Valérie Cormier-Daire Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Albert David
Albert David University of Nantes
Delphine Héron
Delphine Héron Sorbonne University
Damien Sanlaville
Damien Sanlaville Hospices Civils de Lyon
Stanislas Lyonnet
Stanislas Lyonnet Université Paris Cité

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