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Overview

Ben C. J. Hamel is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, reflecting a diverse scientific focus.

The scientist's principal fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these disciplines, their work notably involves the following subfields:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Urology

The principal research topics addressed by Ben C. J. Hamel cover a range of health-related areas:

  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • "Absence of GP130 cytokine receptor signaling causes extended Stüve-Wiedemann syndrome" (2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine)
  • "Carpenter syndrome in a patient from Tanzania" (2020, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A)
  • "PRKN-related familial Parkinson's disease: First molecular confirmation from East Africa" (2020, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders)
  • "Inauguration of the Tanzania Society of Human Genetics: Biomedical Research in Tanzania with Emphasis on Human Genetics and Genomics" (2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
  • "Early Onset Marfan Syndrome with multivalvular insufficiency: Report from a tertiary hospital in Tanzania, and a review of the recurrent c.7606G>A p.0 variant in FBN1" (2022, European Journal of Medical Genetics)

Ben C. J. Hamel has frequently published in several academic journals, including:

  • European Journal of Medical Genetics
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several researchers, indicating active cooperation within their field. These coauthors include:

  • Adnan Sadiq
  • Marieke Dekker
  • Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed
  • Yin-Huai Chen
  • Giedré Grigelioniené

Best Publications

  • Mutations in a new member of the chromodomain gene family cause CHARGE syndrome.

    Lisenka E L M Vissers;Conny M A van Ravenswaaij;Ronald Admiraal;Jane A Hurst

  • Mutations in the gene encoding the 3'-5' DNA exonuclease TREX1 cause Aicardi-Goutières syndrome at the AGS1 locus.

    Yanick J Crow;Yanick J Crow;Bruce E Hayward;Rekha Parmar;Peter Robins

  • X-linked mental retardation and autism are associated with a mutation in the NLGN4 gene, a member of the neuroligin family.

    Frédéric Laumonnier;Frédérique Bonnet-Brilhault;Marie Gomot;Romuald Blanc

  • Heterozygous germline mutations in the p53 homolog p63 are the cause of EEC syndrome.

    Jacopo Celli;Pascal Duijf;Ben C.J Hamel;Michael Bamshad

  • Mutations involved in Aicardi-Goutières syndrome implicate SAMHD1 as regulator of the innate immune response.

    Gillian I Rice;Jacquelyn Bond;Aruna Asipu;Rebecca L Brunette

  • X-linked mental retardation

    Hans-Hilger Ropers;Ben C. J. Hamel

  • Oligophrenin-1 encodes a rhoGAP protein involved in X-linked mental retardation

    P Billuart;T Bienvenu;N Ronce;des Portes

  • Clinical and Molecular Phenotype of Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome

    Gillian Rice;Teresa Patrick;Rekha Parmar;Claire F Taylor

  • Hay–Wells syndrome is caused by heterozygous missense mutations in the SAM domain of p63

    John A. McGrath;Pascal H.G. Duijf;Volker Doetsch;Alan D. Irvine

  • p63 Gene mutations in EEC syndrome, limb-mammary syndrome, and isolated split hand-split foot malformation suggest a genotype-phenotype correlation

    Hans van Bokhoven;Ben C.J. Hamel;Mike Bamshad;Eugenio Sangiorgi

  • Mutations in the JARID1C gene, which is involved in transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling, cause X-linked mental retardation.

    Lars Riff Jensen;Marion Amende;Ulf Gurok;Bettina Moser

  • Loss-of-function mutations in euchromatin histone methyl transferase 1 (EHMT1) cause the 9q34 subtelomeric deletion syndrome.

    Tjitske Kleefstra;Han G. Brunner;Jeanne Amiel;Astrid R. Oudakker

  • Novel PTEN mutations in patients with Cowden disease: absence of clear genotype-phenotype correlations.

    M R Nelen;H Kremer;I B Konings;F Schoute

  • Mutations in pericentrin cause Seckel syndrome with defective ATR-dependent DNA damage signaling

    Elen Griffith;Sarah Walker;Carol-Anne Martin;Paola Vagnarelli

  • Clinical and molecular studies in a large Dutch family with Noonan syndrome

    I. Van Der Burgt;E. Berends;E. Lommen;S. Van Beersum

  • The First Nuclear-Encoded Complex I Mutation in a Patient with Leigh Syndrome

    Jan Loeffen;Jan Smeitink;Ralf Triepels;Roel Smeets

  • Transcription Factor SOX3 Is Involved in X-Linked Mental Retardation with Growth Hormone Deficiency

    Frederic Laumonnier;Nathalie Ronce;Ben C.J. Hamel;Paul Thomas

  • Deficiency of UBR1, a ubiquitin ligase of the N-end rule pathway, causes pancreatic dysfunction, malformations and mental retardation (Johanson-Blizzard syndrome).

    Martin Zenker;Julia Mayerle;Markus M Lerch;Andreas Tagariello

  • A mutation in the gene encoding the α2 chain of the fibril-associated collagen IX, COL9A2, causes multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (EDM2)

    Y. Muragaki;E.C.M. Mariman;S.E.C. van Beersum;M. Perala

  • Ciliopathies with Skeletal Anomalies and Renal Insufficiency due to Mutations in the IFT-A Gene WDR19

    Cecilie Bredrup;Sophie Saunier;Sophie Saunier;MacHteld M. Oud;Torunn Fiskerstrand;Torunn Fiskerstrand

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans van Bokhoven
Hans van Bokhoven Radboud University
Hans-Hilger Ropers
Hans-Hilger Ropers Max Planck Society
Helger G. Yntema
Helger G. Yntema Radboud University
Jamel Chelly
Jamel Chelly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide
Tjitske Kleefstra
Tjitske Kleefstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Vera M. Kalscheuer
Vera M. Kalscheuer Max Planck Society
Edwin C. M. Mariman
Edwin C. M. Mariman Maastricht University
Arjan P.M. de Brouwer
Arjan P.M. de Brouwer Radboud University

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