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Overview

Anthony J. Holland is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Their work addresses several specialized topics including:

  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Anthony J. Holland has contributed significantly to the following main and subfields of study:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Genetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

The scientist has produced several notable papers, including:

  • Clinical and biomarker changes of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome: a cross-sectional study (2020, The Lancet)
  • Behavioral features in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS): consensus paper from the International PWS Clinical Trial Consortium (2021, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
  • Association of Apolipoprotein E ɛ4 Allele With Clinical and Multimodal Biomarker Changes of Alzheimer Disease in Adults With Down Syndrome (2021, JAMA Neurology)
  • Diagnostic and prognostic performance and longitudinal changes in plasma neurofilament light chain concentrations in adults with Down syndrome: a cohort study (2021, The Lancet Neurology)
  • Association of biological sex with clinical outcomes and biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome (2023, Brain Communications)

Frequent coauthors in Anthony J. Holland's research include:

  • Shahid Zaman
  • Jessica Beresford-Webb
  • I. C. H. Clare
  • Madeleine Walpert
  • Stephanie Brown

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Brain Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • The detection of subtelomeric chromosomal rearrangements in idiopathic mental retardation.

    Jonathan Flint;Andrew O.M. Wilkie;Veronica J. Buckle;Robin M. Winter

  • Changes in appetite, food preference, and eating habits in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

    M Ikeda;J Brown;A J Holland;R Fukuhara

  • Dissociable contributions of the human amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex to incentive motivation and goal selection.

    F. Sergio Arana;John A. Parkinson;Elanor Clare Hinton;Anthony J. Holland

  • Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease: a review.

    C. Oliver;A. J. Holland

  • Psychotic illness in people with Prader Willi syndrome due to chromosome 15 maternal uniparental disomy

    Harm Boer;Anthony Holland;Joyce Whittington;Jill Butler

  • Anorexia nervosa: evidence for a genetic basis.

    A. J. Holland;N. Sicotte;J. L. Treasure

  • Population-based study of the prevalence and presentation of dementia in adults with Down's syndrome.

    Anthony J. Holland;Johnny Hon;Felicia A. Huppert;Fran Stevens

  • Incidence and course of dementia in people with Down's syndrome: findings from a population-based study.

    A. J. Holland;J. Hon;F. A. Huppert;F. Stevens

  • Clinical and biomarker changes of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome: a cross-sectional study

    Juan Fortea;Eduard Vilaplana;Maria Carmona-Iragui;Bessy Benejam

  • Gene expression profiling in the adult Down syndrome brain

    H.E. Lockstone;L.W. Harris;J.E. Swatton;M.T. Wayland

  • Assessment of objectively measured physical activity levels in individuals with intellectual disabilities with and without Down's syndrome.

    Alexander C. Phillips;Anthony J. Holland

  • Behavioural phenotypes associated with specific genetic disorders: evidence from a population-based study of people with Prader-Willi syndrome.

    A. J. Holland;J. E. Whittington;J. Butler;T. Webb

  • Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Classification of Children With Disabilities Part I. Issues in the Classification of Children With Disabilities

    Lani Florian;Judith Hollenweger;Rune J. Simeonsson;Klaus Wedell

  • Executive dysfunction and its association with personality and behaviour changes in the development of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome and mild to moderate learning disabilities.

    Sarah L. Ball;Anthony J. Holland;Peter Treppner;Peter C. Watson

  • Visceral adipose tissue and metabolic complications of obesity are reduced in Prader-Willi syndrome female adults: evidence for novel influences on body fat distribution

    Anthony P. Goldstone;E. Louise Thomas;Audrey E. Brynes;Jimmy D. Bell

  • Personality and behaviour changes mark the early stages of Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down's syndrome: findings from a prospective population-based study

    Sarah L. Ball;Anthony J. Holland;Johnny Hon;Felicia A. Huppert

  • Cognitive abilities and genotype in a population-based sample of people with Prader-Willi syndrome.

    J. Whittington;A. Holland;T. Webb;J. Butler

  • The capacity of people with a ‘mental disability’ to make a health care decision

    J. G. Wong;I. C. H. Clare;A. J. Holland;P. C. Watson

  • Anorexia nervosa: a study of 34 twin pairs and one set of triplets.

    A. J. Holland;A. Hall;R. Murray;G. F. M. Russell

  • The course and outcome of psychiatric illness in people with Prader-Willi syndrome: implications for management and treatment.

    S. Soni;J. Whittington;A. J. Holland;T. Webb

  • Neural contributions to the motivational control of appetite in humans

    Elanor C. Hinton;John A. Parkinson;Anthony J. Holland;F. Sergio Arana

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabel C. H. Clare
Isabel C. H. Clare University of Cambridge
Peter Watson
Peter Watson University of Cambridge
William R. Lindsay
William R. Lindsay Abertay University
John L. Taylor
John L. Taylor Northumbria University
Chris Oliver
Chris Oliver University of Birmingham
Howard Ring
Howard Ring University of Cambridge
Felicia A. Huppert
Felicia A. Huppert University of Sydney
Glynis H. Murphy
Glynis H. Murphy University of Kent
Scott S. Hall
Scott S. Hall Stanford University
Janet Treasure
Janet Treasure King's College London

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