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Chantal Depondt is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. Their research is primarily focused on medicine, with a strong emphasis on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main areas of study include genetics, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, as well as radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of important subjects within neuroscience and genetics. Key topics include epilepsy research and treatment, genomics and rare diseases, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, functional brain connectivity studies, pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, and genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities.

Chantal Depondt has contributed to several notable publications over recent years. Some of the recent papers are:

  • Network-based atrophy modeling in the common epilepsies: A worldwide ENIGMA study (2020) in Science Advances
  • GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture (2023) in Nature Genetics
  • Structural network alterations in focal and generalized epilepsy assessed in a worldwide ENIGMA study follow axes of epilepsy risk gene expression (2022) in Nature Communications
  • Epilepsy subtype-specific copy number burden observed in a genome-wide study of 17,458 subjects (2020) in Brain
  • Accurate detection of typical absence seizures in adults and children using a two-channel electroencephalographic wearable behind the ears (2021) in Epilepsia

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Depondt include Terence J. O'Brien, Gianpiero L. Cavalleri, Norman Delanty, Sanjay M. Sisodiya, and Orrin Devinsky.

The scientist's research has appeared mainly in specific academic venues, with the top outlets being bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Epilepsia, Brain, Nature Genetics, and Epilepsy & Behavior. These journals reflect a strong focus on neurology, genetics, and epilepsy-related research.

Best Publications

  • Scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia: development of a new clinical scale.

    T Schmitz-Hübsch;S Tezenas du Montcel;L Baliko;J Berciano

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

  • Structural brain abnormalities in the common epilepsies assessed in a worldwide ENIGMA study.

    Christopher D Whelan;Christopher D Whelan;Andre Altmann;Juan A Botía;Neda Jahanshad

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • Genetic predictors of the maximum doses patients receive during clinical use of the anti-epileptic drugs carbamazepine and phenytoin

    Sarah K. Tate;Chantal Depondt;Sanjay M. Sisodiya;Gianpiero L. Cavalleri

  • Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume

    Derrek Hibar;Hieab H.H. Adams;Neda Jahanshad;Ganesh Chauhan

  • Spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, and 6 Disease severity and nonataxia symptoms

    T Schmitz-Hübsch;M Coudert;Peter Bauer;P Giunti

  • Rare deletions at 16p13.11 predispose to a diverse spectrum of sporadic epilepsy syndromes.

    Erin L. Heinzen;Rodney A. Radtke;Thomas J. Urban;Gianpiero L. Cavalleri

  • Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structures in 38,851 individuals

    Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Hieab H.H. Adams;Derrek Hibar;Charles C. White;Charles C. White

  • Genetic determinants of common epilepsies: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Richard Anney;A. Avbersek;D. Balding;L. Baum

  • Novel genetic loci underlying human intracranial volume identified through genome-wide association

    Hieab H H Adams;Derrek P. Hibar;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Vincent Chouraki;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein

  • Selection and evaluation of tagging SNPs in the neuronal-sodium-channel gene SCN1A: implications for linkage-disequilibrium gene mapping.

    Mike E. Weale;Chantal Depondt;Stuart J. Macdonald;Alice Smith

  • Multicentre search for genetic susceptibility loci in sporadic epilepsy syndrome and seizure types: a case-control study

    Gianpiero L. Cavalleri;Michael E. Weale;Kevin V. Shianna;Rinki Singh

  • The natural history of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, 2, 3, and 6: a 2-year follow-up study

    H. Jacobi;P. Bauer;P. Giunti;R. Labrum

  • Biological and clinical characteristics of the European Friedreich's Ataxia Consortium for Translational Studies (EFACTS) cohort: A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data

    Kathrin Reetz;Imis Dogan;Imis Dogan;Ana S Costa;Manuel Dafotakis

  • Responsiveness of different rating instruments in spinocerebellar ataxia patients.

    T Schmitz-Hübsch;R Fimmers;M Rakowicz;R Rola

Frequent Co-Authors

Norman Delanty
Norman Delanty Beaumont Hospital
Gianpiero L. Cavalleri
Gianpiero L. Cavalleri Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Sanjay M. Sisodiya
Sanjay M. Sisodiya University College London
Massimo Pandolfo
Massimo Pandolfo McGill University
Josemir W. Sander
Josemir W. Sander University College London
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
Simon E. Fisher
Simon E. Fisher Max Planck Society
Anthony G Marson
Anthony G Marson University of Liverpool
Peter R. Schofield
Peter R. Schofield Neuroscience Research Australia
Sven Cichon
Sven Cichon University of Basel

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