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Carla Marini is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Genetics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The core themes of Carla Marini's scholarly work include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

Their recent publications include:

  • "Genotype-phenotype correlations in SCN8A -related disorders reveal prognostic and therapeutic implications," 2021, Brain
  • "Climate change and epilepsy: Insights from clinical and basic science studies," 2021, Epilepsy & Behavior
  • "Gene family information facilitates variant interpretation and identification of disease-associated genes in neurodevelopmental disorders," 2020, Genome Medicine
  • "Natural History Study of STXBP1-Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Into Adulthood," 2022, Neurology
  • "Phenotypic and genetic spectrum of epilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizures," 2020, Epilepsia

Carla Marini frequently publishes in the following academic venues:

  • Epilepsia
  • Epilepsia Open
  • Brain
  • Neurology
  • Neurology Genetics

Collaborations are a considerable aspect of their academic activity, with numerous co-authors contributing to their work. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Pasquale Striano (20 collaborations)
  • Renzo Guerrini (20 collaborations)
  • Sara Matricardi (16 collaborations)
  • Elisabetta Cesaroni (15 collaborations)
  • Nicola Specchio (14 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Mutant GABA A receptor γ2-subunit in childhood absence epilepsy and febrile seizures

    Robyn H. Wallace;Carla Marini;Steven Petrou;Louise A. Harkin;Louise A. Harkin

  • The genetics of Dravet syndrome

    Carla Marini;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Rima Nabbout;Arvid Suls

  • Periventricular heterotopia: phenotypic heterogeneity and correlation with Filamin A mutations

    E. Parrini;A. Ramazzotti;W. B. Dobyns;D. Mei

  • Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures: characterization of a new sodium channelopathy.

    Samuel F. Berkovic;Sarah E. Heron;Lucio Giordano;Carla Marini

  • De novo loss-or gain-of-function mutations in KCNA2 cause epileptic encephalopathy

    Steffen Syrbe;Ulrike B.S. Hedrich;Erik Riesch;Tania Djémié

  • Definition and diagnostic criteria of sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy

    Paolo Tinuper;Francesca Bisulli;J H Cross;Dale Hesdorffer

  • De novo variants in neurodevelopmental disorders with epilepsy.

    Henrike O. Heyne;Tarjinder Singh;Tarjinder Singh;Hannah Stamberger;Rami Abou Jamra

  • The phenotypic spectrum of SCN8A encephalopathy

    Jan Larsen;Gemma L Carvill;Elena Gardella;Gerhard Kluger

  • Increased Sensitivity of the Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor α2 Subunit Causes Familial Epilepsy with Nocturnal Wandering and Ictal Fear

    Paolo Aridon;Carla Marini;Chiara Di Resta;Elisa Brilli

  • Clinical and imaging heterogeneity of polymicrogyria: a study of 328 patients.

    Richard J. Leventer;Anna Jansen;Daniela T. Pilz;Neil Stoodley

  • Early and effective treatment of KCNQ2 encephalopathy

    Tiziana Pisano;Adam L. Numis;Sinéad B. Heavin;Sarah Weckhuysen

  • De Novo Loss-of-Function Mutations in CHD2 Cause a Fever-Sensitive Myoclonic Epileptic Encephalopathy Sharing Features with Dravet Syndrome

    Arvid Suls;Johanna A. Jaehn;Angela Kecskés;Yvonne Weber

  • De novo mutations in HCN1 cause early infantile epileptic encephalopathy

    Caroline Nava;Carine Dalle;Agnès Rastetter;Pasquale Striano

  • Ictal bradycardia in partial epileptic seizures: Autonomic investigation in three cases and literature review.

    Paolo Tinuper;F. Bisulli;A. Cerullo;R. Carcangiu

  • Extending the KCNQ2 encephalopathy spectrum Clinical and neuroimaging findings in 17 patients

    S Weckhuysen;Ivanovic;R Hendrickx;Van, Coster, R

  • Distinguishing Sleep Disorders From Seizures: Diagnosing Bumps in the Night

    Christopher Paul Derry;Margot Davey;Murray Johns;Katie Kron

  • Idiopathic epilepsies with seizures precipitated by fever and SCN1A abnormalities

    Carla Marini;Davide Mei;Teresa Temudo;Anna Rita Ferrari

  • Childhood absence epilepsy and febrile seizures: a family with a GABAA receptor mutation

    Carla Marini;Louise A Harkin;Robyn H Wallace;John C Mulley

  • SCN1A duplications and deletions detected in Dravet syndrome: Implications for molecular diagnosis

    Carla Marini;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Rima Nabbout;Davide Mei

  • Genetic malformations of cortical development

    Renzo Guerrini;Carla Marini

  • Erratum: De Novo Mutations in Synaptic Transmission Genes Including DNM1 Cause Epileptic Encephalopathies (American Journal of Human Genetics (2014) 95(4) (360–370)(S0002929714003838)(10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.08.013))

    Silke Appenzeller;Rudi Balling;Nina Barisic;Stéphanie Baulac

Frequent Co-Authors

Renzo Guerrini
Renzo Guerrini University of Florence
Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne
Samuel F. Berkovic
Samuel F. Berkovic University of Melbourne
Rikke S. Møller
Rikke S. Møller University of Southern Denmark
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
Ingo Helbig
Ingo Helbig Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sarah Weckhuysen
Sarah Weckhuysen University of Antwerp
Federico Zara
Federico Zara University of Genoa
Paolo Tinuper
Paolo Tinuper University of Bologna
Peter De Jonghe
Peter De Jonghe University of Antwerp

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