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Corrado Romano is affiliated with I.R.C.C.S. Oasi Maria SS in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research output includes a substantial focus on genetics and molecular biology, with specific interests spanning infectious diseases, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and neurology.

The scientist's work addresses several main research topics including genomics and rare diseases, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, RNA modifications and cancer, mitochondrial function and pathology, genetic syndromes and imprinting, as well as epigenetics and DNA methylation.

Corrado Romano has published in a range of scientific journals, frequently contributing to:

  • Genes
  • Molecular Biology Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Human Cell

Recent notable publications include:

  • Rare deleterious mutations of HNRNP genes result in shared neurodevelopmental disorders, 2021, Genome Medicine
  • De novo SMARCA2 variants clustered outside the helicase domain cause a new recognizable syndrome with intellectual disability and blepharophimosis distinct from Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome, 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • Variant-specific changes in RAC3 function disrupt corticogenesis in neurodevelopmental phenotypes, 2022, Brain
  • Assortative mating and parental genetic relatedness contribute to the pathogenicity of variably expressive variants, 2023, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Spliceosome malfunction causes neurodevelopmental disorders with overlapping features, 2023, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Collaborations have been frequent with several researchers, including:

  • Michele Salemi
  • Ornella Galesi
  • Donatella Greco
  • Raffaele Ferri
  • Maria Grazia Salluzzo

The breadth of Corrado Romano's research spans fundamental genetic mechanisms, neurodevelopmental disorders, and molecular pathways involved in disease. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates genetics with clinical and molecular insights, reflecting a diverse and evolving research agenda within contemporary biomedical science.

Best Publications

  • Disruptive CHD8 Mutations Define a Subtype of Autism Early in Development

    Raphael Bernier;Christelle Golzio;Bo Xiong;Holly A. Stessman

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

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

  • 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

  • PTEN Mutation Spectrum and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome Suggest a Single Entity With Cowden Syndrome

    Debbie J. Marsh;Debbie J. Marsh;Jennifer B. Kum;Jennifer B. Kum;Kathryn L. Lunetta;Michael J. Bennett

  • 15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy

    Ingo Helbig;Heather C. Mefford;Andrew J. Sharp;Michel Guipponi

  • A recurrent 16p12.1 microdeletion supports a two-hit model for severe developmental delay

    Santhosh Girirajan;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Gregory M. Cooper;Francesca Antonacci

  • A recurrent 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome associated with mental retardation and seizures.

    Andrew J Sharp;Heather C Mefford;Kelly Li;Carl Baker

  • Targeted sequencing identifies 91 neurodevelopmental-disorder risk genes with autism and developmental-disability biases

    Holly A.F. Stessman;Bo Xiong;Bo Xiong;Bradley P. Coe;Tianyun Wang

  • 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

  • Relative Burden of Large CNVs on a Range of Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes

    Santhosh Girirajan;Zoran Brkanac;Bradley P. Coe;Carl Baker

  • 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

  • Cryptic deletions are a common finding in “balanced” reciprocal and complex chromosome rearrangements: a study of 59 patients

    M De Gregori;R Ciccone;P Magini;T Pramparo

  • 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

  • Cardiovascular malformations and other cardiovascular abnormalities in neurofibromatosis 1.

    Angela E. Lin;Patricia H. Birch;Bruce R. Korf;Romano Tenconi

  • Prevalence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677T and 1298C alleles and folate status: a comparative study in Mexican, West African, and European populations

    Rosa-Maria Guéant-Rodriguez;Jean-Louis Guéant;Renée Debard;Sylvie Thirion

  • 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

  • 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

  • Molecular Mechanisms Generating and Stabilizing Terminal 22q13 Deletions in 44 Subjects with Phelan/McDermid Syndrome.

    Maria Clara Bonaglia;Roberto Giorda;Silvana Beri;Cristina De Agostini

  • Prevalence and Clinical Picture of Celiac Disease in Italian Down Syndrome Patients: A Multicenter Study

    Margherita Bonamico;Paolo Mariani;Helene Maria Danesi;Massimo Crisogianni

Frequent Co-Authors

Evan E. Eichler
Evan E. Eichler University of Washington
Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide
R. Frank Kooy
R. Frank Kooy University of Antwerp
Jill A. Rosenfeld
Jill A. Rosenfeld Baylor College of Medicine
Maurizio Elia
Maurizio Elia University of Southampton
Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
Raphael Bernier
Raphael Bernier University of Washington
Heather C. Mefford
Heather C. Mefford University of Washington
Bradley P. Coe
Bradley P. Coe University of Washington
Rolph Pfundt
Rolph Pfundt Radboud University

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