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Bregje W.M. van Bon

Bregje W.M. van Bon

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47
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12600
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148

Overview

Bregje W.M. van Bon is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed significantly to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, investigating genomic variations, chromosomal abnormalities, and the molecular mechanisms underlying rare diseases.

The main areas of study include:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

The principal themes of their work cover:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Among recent publications, they have contributed to studies such as:

  • 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
  • PhenoScore quantifies phenotypic variation for rare genetic diseases by combining facial analysis with other clinical features using a machine-learning framework, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Clinical delineation of SETBP1 haploinsufficiency disorder, 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Speech and language deficits are central to SETBP1 haploinsufficiency disorder, 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • DLG4-related synaptopathy: a new rare brain disorder, 2021, Genetics in Medicine

The venues where they frequently publish include:

  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Frequent co-authors of Bregje W.M. van Bon include:

  • Rolph Pfundt
  • Bert B.A. de Vries
  • Alexander J.M. Dingemans
  • Nicole de Leeuw
  • 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

  • Genome sequencing identifies major causes of severe intellectual disability

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

  • A de novo paradigm for mental retardation.

    Lisenka E L M Vissers;Joep de Ligt;Christian Gilissen;Irene Janssen

  • 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

  • De novo mutations of SETBP1 cause Schinzel-Giedion syndrome

    Alexander Hoischen;Bregje W M van Bon;Christian Gilissen;Peer Arts

  • An international effort towards developing standards for best practices in analysis, interpretation and reporting of clinical genome sequencing results in the CLARITY Challenge.

    Catherine A. Brownstein;Alan H. Beggs;Nils Homer;Barry Merriman

  • Mutations in DDX3X are a common cause of unexplained intellectual disability with gender-specific effects on wnt signaling

    Lot Snijders Blok;Erik Madsen;Jane Juusola;Christian Gilissen

  • Further delineation of the 15q13 microdeletion and duplication syndromes: a clinical spectrum varying from non-pathogenic to a severe outcome

    B W M van Bon;H C Mefford;B Menten;D A Koolen

  • De novo nonsense mutations in ASXL1 cause Bohring-Opitz syndrome

    Alexander Hoischen;Bregje W M van Bon;Benjamín Rodríguez-Santiago;Benjamín Rodríguez-Santiago;Christian Gilissen

  • 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

  • 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

  • Coffin–Siris Syndrome and the BAF Complex: Genotype–Phenotype Study in 63 Patients

    Gijs W E Santen;Emmelien Aten;Anneke T. Vulto-van Silfhout;Caroline Pottinger

  • Fourteen new cases contribute to the characterization of the 7q11.23 microduplication syndrome

    Nathalie Van der Aa;Liesbeth Rooms;Geert Vandeweyer;Jenneke van den Ende

  • Cantú Syndrome Is Caused by Mutations in ABCC9

    Bregje W.M. van Bon;Christian Gilissen;Dorothy K. Grange;Raoul C.M. Hennekam

  • De Novo Mutations in Protein Kinase Genes CAMK2A and CAMK2B Cause Intellectual Disability

    Sébastien Küry;Geeske M van Woerden;Thomas Besnard;Martina Proietti Onori

  • Mutations in DYNC1H1 cause severe intellectual disability with neuronal migration defects

    Marjolein H Willemsen;Lisenka E L Vissers;Michèl A A P Willemsen;Bregje W M van Bon

  • Further molecular and clinical delineation of co-locating 17p13.3 microdeletions and microduplications that show distinctive phenotypes

    Damien L. Bruno;Britt Marie Anderlid;Anna Lindstrand;Conny Van Ravenswaaij-Arts

  • Baraitser-Winter cerebrofrontofacial syndrome: Delineation of the spectrum in 42 cases

    Alain Verloes;Nataliya Di Donato;Julien Masliah-Planchon;Marjolijn Jongmans

  • YY1 Haploinsufficiency Causes an Intellectual Disability Syndrome Featuring Transcriptional and Chromatin Dysfunction

    Michele Gabriele;Anneke T. Vulto-van Silfhout;Pierre Luc Germain;Alessandro Vitriolo

Frequent Co-Authors

Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
Alexander Hoischen
Alexander Hoischen Radboud University
Bert B.A. de Vries
Bert B.A. de Vries Radboud University
Joris A. Veltman
Joris A. Veltman University of Edinburgh
Christian Gilissen
Christian Gilissen Radboud University
Rolph Pfundt
Rolph Pfundt Radboud University
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers Radboud University
Helger G. Yntema
Helger G. Yntema Radboud University
Tjitske Kleefstra
Tjitske Kleefstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Evan E. Eichler
Evan E. Eichler University of Washington

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