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Bert B.A. de Vries

Bert B.A. de Vries

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Genetics

D-Index
74
Citations
24082
World Ranking
1952
National Ranking
67

Overview

Bert B.A. de Vries is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research is primarily concentrated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work addresses various main topics including:

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

Frequent publication venues for Bert B.A. de Vries include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by de Vries demonstrate involvement in neurodevelopmental genetics and genomic medicine. These include:

  • "The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2024: phenotypes around the world," 2023, Nucleic Acids Research
  • "Opposite Modulation of RAC1 by Mutations in TRIO Is Associated with Distinct, Domain-Specific Neurodevelopmental Disorders," 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "The performance of genome sequencing as a first-tier test for neurodevelopmental disorders," 2022, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • "SPEN haploinsufficiency causes a neurodevelopmental disorder overlapping proximal 1p36 deletion syndrome with an episignature of X chromosomes in females," 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Disruption of RFX family transcription factors causes autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability, and dysregulated behavior," 2021, Genetics in Medicine

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Rolph Pfundt
  • Alexander J.M. Dingemans
  • Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers
  • David A. Koolen
  • Tjitske Kleefstra

Best Publications

  • Diagnostic Exome Sequencing in Persons With Severe Intellectual Disability

    Joep de Ligt;Marjolein H. Willemsen;Bregje W. M. van Bon;Tjitske Kleefstra

  • 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

  • Genome sequencing identifies major causes of severe intellectual disability

    Christian Gilissen;Jayne Y. Hehir-Kwa;Djie Tjwan Thung;Maartje van de Vorst

  • The Human Phenotype Ontology project: linking molecular biology and disease through phenotype data

    Sebastian Köhler;Sandra C. Doelken;Christopher J. Mungall;Sebastian Bauer

  • Recurrent Rearrangements of Chromosome 1q21.1 and Variable Pediatric Phenotypes

    Heather C Mefford;Andrew J Sharp;Carl Baker;Andy Itsara

  • The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2017

    Sebastian Köhler;Nicole A. Vasilevsky;Mark Engelstad;Erin D. Foster

  • Refining analyses of copy number variation identifies specific genes associated with developmental delay

    Bradley P. Coe;Kali Witherspoon;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Bregje W M Van Bon;Bregje W M Van Bon

  • Diagnostic Genome Profiling in Mental Retardation

    Bert B.A. de Vries;Rolph Pfundt;Martijn Leisink;David A. Koolen

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

    Sébastien Jacquemont;Alexandre Reymond;Flore Zufferey;Louise Harewood

  • Array-Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization for the Genomewide Detection of Submicroscopic Chromosomal Abnormalities

    Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers;Bert B.A. de Vries;Kazutoyo Osoegawa;Irene M. Janssen

  • A new chromosome 17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome associated with a common inversion polymorphism

    David A. Koolen;Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers;Rolph Pfundt;Nicole De Leeuw

  • Meta-analysis of 2,104 trios provides support for 10 new genes for intellectual disability

    Stefan H Lelieveld;Margot R F Reijnders;Rolph Pfundt;Helger G Yntema

  • 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

  • A SWI/SNF-related autism syndrome caused by de novo mutations in ADNP

    Céline Helsmoortel;Anneke T Vulto-van Silfhout;Bradley P Coe;Geert Vandeweyer

  • A 600 kb deletion syndrome at 16p11.2 leads to energy imbalance and neuropsychiatric disorders

    Flore Zufferey;Elliott H. Sherr;Noam D. Beckmann;Ellen Hanson

  • De novo mutations in the actin genes ACTB and ACTG1 cause Baraitser-Winter syndrome

    Jean-Baptiste Rivière;Bregje W. M. van Bon;Alexander Hoischen;Stanislav S. Kholmanskikh

  • The genomic landscape of balanced cytogenetic abnormalities associated with human congenital anomalies

    Claire Redin;Claire Redin;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Tammy Kammin

  • 3q29 Microdeletion Syndrome: Clinical and Molecular Characterization of a New Syndrome

    Lionel Willatt;James Cox;John Barber;Elisabet Dachs Cabanas

  • Assessment of 2q23.1 Microdeletion Syndrome Implicates MBD5 as a Single Causal Locus of Intellectual Disability, Epilepsy, and Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Michael E. Talkowski;Sureni V. Mullegama;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Bregje W M Van Bon

  • Mutations in PHF6 are associated with Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome.

    Karen M Lower;Karen M Lower;Gillian Turner;Bronwyn A Kerr;Katherine D Mathews

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolph Pfundt
Rolph Pfundt Radboud University
Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
David A. Koolen
David A. Koolen Radboud University
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers Radboud University
Joris A. Veltman
Joris A. Veltman University of Edinburgh
Bregje W.M. van Bon
Bregje W.M. van Bon Radboud University
Tjitske Kleefstra
Tjitske Kleefstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Evan E. Eichler
Evan E. Eichler University of Washington
Christian Gilissen
Christian Gilissen Radboud University
Hans van Bokhoven
Hans van Bokhoven Radboud University

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