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Overview

Claude Szpirer is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

Their scholarly work addresses multiple topics, among which are:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Biotin and Related Studies
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Szpirer has contributed articles to various scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Rat models of human diseases and related phenotypes: a systematic inventory of the causative genes," published in 2020 in the Journal of Biomedical Science
  • "Rat Models of Human Diseases and Related Phenotypes: A Novel Inventory of Causative Genes," published in 2021 in Mammalian Genome
  • "Rat models of human diseases and related phenotypes: a systematic inventory of the causative genes," published in 2020 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with two separate entries from the same year

The majority of Szpirer's articles have appeared in the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biomedical Science
  • Mammalian Genome

Their research typically investigates genetic models, particularly rat models, to explore the genetic basis of human diseases and related phenotypes. The detailed inventories of causative genes serve as resources for further studies in genetics and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • A genetic linkage map of the laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus

    Howard J. Jacob;Howard J. Jacob;Donna M. Brown;Ruth K. Bunker;Mark J. Daly

  • Alpha-fetoprotein protects the developing female mouse brain from masculinization and defeminization by estrogens

    Julie Bakker;Christelle De Mees;Quentin Douhard;Jacques Balthazart

  • Progress and prospects in rat genetics: a community view.

    Timothy J Aitman;John K Critser;Edwin Cuppen;Anna Dominiczak

  • The gene map of the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and comparative mapping with mouse and man

    Göran Levan;Josiane Szpirer;Claude Szpirer;Karin Klinga

  • Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyl Transferase/Pre-B Cell Colony-Enhancing Factor/Visfatin Is Required for Lymphocyte Development and Cellular Resistance to Genotoxic Stress

    Anthony Rongvaux;Mara Galli;Sébastien Denanglaire;Frédéric Van Gool

  • Clustered organization of homologous KRAB zinc-finger genes with enhanced expression in human T lymphoid cells.

    Eric Bellefroid;Jean-Christophe Marine;T Ried;P J Lecocq

  • Mapping of quantitative trait loci for blood pressure and cardiac mass in the rat by genome scanning of recombinant inbred strains.

    M Pravenec;D Gauguier;J J Schott;J Buard

  • A role for Rhesus factor Rhcg in renal ammonium excretion and male fertility

    Sophie Biver;Hendrica Belge;Soline Bourgeois;Soline Bourgeois;Soline Bourgeois;Pascale Van Vooren

  • Primary Structure, Tissue Distribution, and Chromosomal Localization of a Novel Isoform of Lysyl Hydroxylase (Lysyl Hydroxylase 3)

    Minna Valtavaara;Claude Szpirer;Josiane Szpirer;Raili Myllylä

  • Mapping of the calcium-sensing receptor gene (CASR) to human Chromosome 3q13.3-21 by fluorescence in situ hybridization, and localization to rat Chromosome 11 and mouse Chromosome 16

    Nataša Janicic;Eric Soliman;Zdenka Pausova;Michael Seldin

  • Gene mapping in the rat by mouse-rat somatic cell hybridization: synteny of the albumin and alpha-fetoprotein genes and assignment to chromosome 14.

    Josiane Szpirer;Göran Levan;M Thörn;Claude Szpirer

  • Human Type 2 Angiotensin II Receptor Gene: Cloned, Mapped to the X Chromosome, and Its mRNA Is Expressed in the Human Lung

    G. Koike;M. Horiuchi;T. Yamada;C. Szpirer

  • A genetic linkage map of the rat derived from recombinant inbred strains.

    M Pravenec;D Gauguier;J J Schott;J Buard

  • The Gene INPPL1, Encoding the Lipid Phosphatase SHIP2, Is a Candidate for Type 2 Diabetes In Rat and Man

    Evelyne Marion;Pamela Jane Kaisaki;Valérie Pouillon;Cyril Gueydan

  • Alpha-fetoprotein, the major fetal serum protein, is not essential for embryonic development but is required for female fertility.

    Philippe Gabant;Lesley M. Forrester;Jennifer Nichols;Thierry Van Reeth

  • Zinc finger protein ZBTB20 is a key repressor of alpha-fetoprotein gene transcription in liver

    Zhifang Xie;Hai Zhang;Wenwei Tsai;Ye Zhang

  • Comparative Genome Organization of Vertebrates

    L. Andersson;A. Archibald;M. Ashburner;S. Audun

  • Decidual prolactin-related protein. Identification, molecular cloning, and characterization.

    K F Roby;S Deb;G Gibori;Claude Szpirer

  • Genetic isolation of a region of chromosome 8 that exerts major effects on blood pressure and cardiac mass in the spontaneously hypertensive rat.

    V Kren;M Pravenec;S Lu;D Krenova

  • The Sp1 transcription factor gene (SP1) and the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor gene (VDR) are colocalized on human chromosome arm 12q and rat chromosome 7.

    Josiane Szpirer;Claude Szpirer;Michele Riviere;Göran Levan

Frequent Co-Authors

Josiane Szpirer
Josiane Szpirer Université Libre de Bruxelles
Göran Levan
Göran Levan University of Gothenburg
Howard J. Jacob
Howard J. Jacob AbbVie (United States)
Vladimir Kren
Vladimir Kren Czech Academy of Sciences
Theodore W. Kurtz
Theodore W. Kurtz University of California, San Francisco
Michael J. Soares
Michael J. Soares University of Kansas
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
Michal Pravenec
Michal Pravenec Czech Academy of Sciences
Dominique Gauguier
Dominique Gauguier McGill University
Guy G. Rousseau
Guy G. Rousseau Université Catholique de Louvain

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