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Overview

Daniel H. Cohn is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a body of work spanning 23 publications. Within these areas, they have contributed substantially to subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Immunology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, such as:

  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer

They have authored a range of recent papers published in notable venues, including:

  • "Nosology of genetic skeletal disorders: 2023 revision" (2023), published in American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • "4-PBA Treatment Improves Bone Phenotypes in the Aga2 Mouse Model of Osteogenesis Imperfecta" (2020), published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • "Mutations in GRK2 cause Jeune syndrome by impairing Hedgehog and canonical Wnt signaling" (2020), published in EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • "Discovery and Preclinical Evaluation of a Novel Inhibitor of FABP5, ART26.12, Effective in Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy" (2024), published in Journal of Pain
  • "Biallelic mutations in LAMA5 disrupts a skeletal noncanonical focal adhesion pathway and produces a distinct bent bone dysplasia" (2020), published in EBioMedicine

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Deborah Krakow
  • Jorge Martín
  • Pavel Krejčí
  • Iván Durán
  • Jennifer Zieba

Daniel H. Cohn's work has been published repeatedly in several research journals, which are among their most frequent publication venues:

  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • Journal of Pain
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • EBioMedicine

The range of topics and continuous contributions across these high-impact journals reflect a specialization in molecular and genetic mechanisms, particularly related to connective tissue disorders, genetic skeletal diseases, and signaling pathways relevant to development and disease processes. Through collaborations and publications, their research contributes broadly to understanding molecular biology in health and disease contexts.

Best Publications

  • Consortium for osteogenesis imperfecta mutations in the helical domain of type I collagen: regions rich in lethal mutations align with collagen binding sites for integrins and proteoglycans

    Joan C. Marini;Antonella Forlino;Antonella Forlino;Wayne A. Cabral;Aileen M. Barnes

  • Thanatophoric dysplasia (types I and II) caused by distinct mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3

    Patricia L. Tavormina;Rita Shiang;Leslie M. Thompson;Ya-Zhen Zhu

  • Pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia due to mutations in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein gene

    M D Briggs;S M Hoffman;L M King;A S Olsen

  • Nosology and classification of genetic skeletal disorders: 2019 revision.

    Geert R Mortier;Daniel H Cohn;Valerie Cormier-Daire;Christine Hall

  • Human Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VII C and bovine dermatosparaxis are caused by mutations in the procollagen I N-proteinase gene.

    Alain Colige;Aleksander L. Sieron;Shi Wu Li;Ulrike Schwarze

  • Heterozygous mutations in the gene encoding noggin affect human joint morphogenesis.

    Yaoqin Gong;Deborah Krakow;Deborah Krakow;Jose Marcelino;Douglas Wilkin

  • WNT1 Mutations in Early-onset Osteoporosis and Osteogenesis Imperfecta

    Christine M. Laine;Kyu Sang Joeng;Philippe M. Campeau;Riku Kiviranta

  • Mutations in the Gene Encoding the RER Protein FKBP65 Cause Autosomal-Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta

    Yasemin Alanay;Hrispima Avaygan;Natalia Camacho;G. Eda Utine

  • A type X collagen mutation causes schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia

    Matthew L. Warman;Margaret Abbott;Suneel S. Apte;Tim Hefferon

  • Mutations in the gene encoding filamin B disrupt vertebral segmentation, joint formation and skeletogenesis

    Deborah Krakow;Deborah Krakow;Stephen P Robertson;Lily M King;Timothy Morgan

  • Procollagen II Amino Propeptide Processing by ADAMTS-3 INSIGHTS ON DERMATOSPARAXIS

    Russell J. Fernandes;Satoshi Hirohata;J. Michael Engle;Alain Colige

  • Gain-of-function mutations in TRPV4 cause autosomal dominant brachyolmia.

    Matthew J Rock;Jean Prenen;Vincent A Funari;Tara L Funari

  • CRTAP and LEPRE1 mutations in recessive osteogenesis imperfecta.

    Dustin Baldridge;Ulrike Schwarze;Roy Morello;Jennifer Lennington

  • Bacterial bioluminescence: isolation and expression of the luciferase genes from Vibrio harveyi

    Robert Belas;Alan Mileham;Daniel Cohn;Marcia Hilman

  • Achondrogenesis type IB is caused by mutations in the diastrophic dysplasia sulphate transporter gene.

    Superti-Furga A;Superti-Furga A;Hästbacka J;Wilcox Wr;Cohn Dh

  • Mutations in the Gene Encoding the Calcium-Permeable Ion Channel TRPV4 Produce Spondylometaphyseal Dysplasia, Kozlowski Type and Metatropic Dysplasia

    Deborah Krakow;Joris Vriens;Natalia Camacho;Phi Luong

  • Recurrence of lethal osteogenesis imperfecta due to parental mosaicism for a dominant mutation in a human type I collagen gene (COL1A1).

    D H Cohn;B J Starman;B Blumberg;P H Byers

  • Atelosteogenesis type II is caused by mutations in the diastrophic dysplasia sulfate-transporter gene (DTDST): Evidence for a phenotypic series involving three chondrodysplasias

    J. Hästbacka;A. Superti-Furga;W. R. Wilcox;D. L. Rimoin

  • Diverse mutations in the gene for cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in the pseudoachondroplasia-multiple epiphyseal dysplasia disease spectrum.

    Michael D. Briggs;Michael D. Briggs;Geert R. Mortier;William G. Cole;Lily M. King

  • Mutations in Orthologous Genes in Human Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia and the Brachymorphic Mouse

    Faiyaz ul Haque M;King Lm;Krakow D;Krakow D;Cantor Rm

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah Krakow
Deborah Krakow University of California, Los Angeles
David L. Rimoin
David L. Rimoin Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ralph S. Lachman
Ralph S. Lachman University of California, Los Angeles
William R. Wilcox
William R. Wilcox Emory University
David R. Eyre
David R. Eyre University of Washington
Peter H. Byers
Peter H. Byers University of Washington
Michael J. Bamshad
Michael J. Bamshad University of Washington
Brendan Lee
Brendan Lee Baylor College of Medicine
MaryAnn Weis
MaryAnn Weis University of Washington
Deborah A. Nickerson
Deborah A. Nickerson University of Washington

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