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Avi Orr-Urtreger

Avi Orr-Urtreger

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
61
Citations
16938
World Ranking
1890
National Ranking
19

Overview

Avi Orr-Urtreger is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel with a research focus spanning medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The primary fields of study include medicine with 53 publications and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with 22 publications. Subfields of investigation emphasize neurology (34 publications), physiology (17), molecular biology (10), genetics (7), and cognitive neuroscience (4).

The scientist's main research topics consist of:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

Frequent publication venues reflect a concentration on neurological and Parkinson's disease research, including:

  • Movement Disorders
  • npj Parkinson's Disease
  • Journal of Parkinson's Disease
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Noteworthy recent papers authored or coauthored by Avi Orr-Urtreger include:

  • "Tossing and Turning in Bed: Nocturnal Movements in Parkinson's Disease" (2020, Movement Disorders)
  • "A Possible Modifying Effect of the G2019S Mutation in the LRRK2 Gene on GBA Parkinson's Disease" (2020, Movement Disorders)
  • "Glucocerebrosidase Activity is not Associated with Parkinson's Disease Risk or Severity" (2021, Movement Disorders)
  • "Mutations in GBA and LRRK2 Are Not Associated with Increased Inflammatory Markers" (2021, Journal of Parkinson's Disease)
  • "Metabolic syndrome does not influence the phenotype of LRRK2 and GBA related Parkinson's disease" (2020, Scientific Reports)

Key frequent coauthors collaborating with Avi Orr-Urtreger include:

  • Nir Giladi
  • Anat Mirelman
  • Orly Goldstein
  • Avner Thaler
  • Mali Gana-Weisz

Best Publications

  • Multicenter Analysis of Glucocerebrosidase Mutations in Parkinson's Disease

    Ellen Sidransky;Michael A. Nalls;Jan O. Aasly;Judith Aharon-Peretz

  • Linkage of a neurophysiological deficit in schizophrenia to a chromosome 15 locus

    Robert Freedman;Hilary Coon;Marina Myles-Worsley;Avi Orr-Urtreger

  • Developmental localization of the splicing alternatives of fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (FGFR2).

    Avi Orr-Urtreger;Mark T. Bedford;Tatjana Burakova;Esther Arman

  • Mice Deficient in the α7 Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Lack α-Bungarotoxin Binding Sites and Hippocampal Fast Nicotinic Currents

    Avi Orr-Urtreger;Finn M. Göldner;Mayuko Saeki;Isabel Lorenzo

  • Developmental expression of two murine fibroblast growth factor receptors, flg and bek.

    A. Orr-Urtreger;D. Givol;A. Yayon;Y. Yarden

  • Developmental expression of c-kit, a proto-oncogene encoded by the W locus.

    A. Orr-Urtreger;A. Avivi;Y. Zimmer;D. Givol

  • Genotype-phenotype correlations between GBA mutations and Parkinson disease risk and onset

    Z. Gan-Or;N. Giladi;U. Rozovski;C. Shifrin

  • Multiorgan autonomic dysfunction in mice lacking the beta2 and the beta4 subunits of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

    Wei Xu;Avi Orr-Urtreger;Filippo Nigro;Shari Gelber

  • Differential effects of severe vs mild GBA mutations on Parkinson disease

    Ziv Gan-Or;Idan Amshalom;Laura L. Kilarski;Anat Bar-Shira

  • Platelet-derived growth factor-A and its receptor are expressed in separate, but adjacent cell layers of the mouse embryo

    Avi Orr-Urtreger;Peter Lonai

  • Developmental expression of the alpha receptor for platelet-derived growth factor, which is deleted in the embryonic lethal Patch mutation

    Avi Orr-Urtreger;Mark T. Bedford;Myoung Sool Do;Lea Eisenbach

  • Evaluating the suitability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antibodies for standard immunodetection procedures

    N. Moser;N. Mechawar;I. Jones;A. Gochberg-Sarver

  • The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit α5 Mediates Short-Term Effects of Nicotine in Vivo

    Ramiro Salas;Avi Orr-Urtreger;Ron S. Broide;Arthur Beaudet

  • Single cell dissection of plasma cell heterogeneity in symptomatic and asymptomatic myeloma

    Guy Ledergor;Guy Ledergor;Assaf Weiner;Mor Zada;Shuang Yin Wang

  • The prevalence and expression of inherited connexin 26 mutations associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss in the Israeli population.

    Tama Sobe;Sarah Vreugde;Hashem Shahin;Mira Berlin

  • The LRRK2 G2019S mutation in Ashkenazi Jews with Parkinson disease Is there a gender effect

    A Orr-Urtreger;C Shifrin;U Rozovski;S Rosner

  • A Genome-Wide Scan of Ashkenazi Jewish Crohn's Disease Suggests Novel Susceptibility Loci

    Eimear E. Kenny;Itsik Pe'er;Amir Karban;Laurie Ozelius

  • The p.L302P mutation in the lysosomal enzyme gene SMPD1 is a risk factor for Parkinson disease

    Ziv Gan-Or;Laurie J. Ozelius;Anat Bar-Shira;Rachel Saunders-Pullman

  • Neural expression and chromosomal mapping of Neu differentiation factor to 8p12-p21.

    Avi Orr-Urtreger;Luba Trakhtenbrot;Rachel Ben-Levy;Duanzhi Wen

  • Mice Homozygous for the L250T Mutation in the α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Show Increased Neuronal Apoptosis and Die Within 1 Day of Birth

    Avi Orr‐Urtreger;Ron S. Broide;Michael R. Kasten;Hong Dang

Frequent Co-Authors

Nir Giladi
Nir Giladi Tel Aviv University
Ziv Gan-Or
Ziv Gan-Or McGill University
Susan B. Bressman
Susan B. Bressman Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Karen Marder
Karen Marder Columbia University
Rachel Saunders-Pullman
Rachel Saunders-Pullman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Talma Hendler
Talma Hendler Tel Aviv University
Laurie J. Ozelius
Laurie J. Ozelius Harvard University
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Rick C. Helmich
Rick C. Helmich Radboud University
Amos D. Korczyn
Amos D. Korczyn Tel Aviv University

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