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Daniele Merico

Daniele Merico

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Genetics

D-Index
54
Citations
23141
World Ranking
3613
National Ranking
142

Overview

Daniele Merico is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans a variety of subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Hematology.

The scientist's research topics encompass several areas such as:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Among the frequent publication venues where Daniele Merico's work appears are:

  • LymphoSign Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • npj Genomic Medicine
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • UNC Libraries

Collaborations have been notable with coauthors including:

  • Stephen W. Scherer
  • Christian R. Marshall
  • Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram
  • Ryan K. C. Yuen
  • Worrawat Engchuan

The recent papers authored or coauthored by Daniele Merico illustrate a range of genetics and genomic medicine topics:

  • "Genetic contributors to risk of schizophrenia in the presence of a 22q11.2 deletion" (2020, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • "Transcriptome-Wide Off-Target Effects of Steric-Blocking Oligonucleotides" (2021, Nucleic Acid Therapeutics)
  • "Genes and Pathways Implicated in Tetralogy of Fallot Revealed by Ultra-Rare Variant Burden Analysis in 231 Genome Sequences" (2020, Frontiers in Genetics)
  • "Schizophrenia-associated somatic copy-number variants from 12,834 cases reveal recurrent NRXN1 and ABCB11 disruptions" (2023, Cell Genomics)
  • "Comprehensive whole-genome sequence analyses provide insights into the genomic architecture of cerebral palsy" (2024, Nature Genetics)

Best Publications

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • Enrichment Map: A Network-Based Method for Gene-Set Enrichment Visualization and Interpretation

    Daniele Merico;Ruth Isserlin;Oliver Stueker;Andrew Emili

  • Pathway enrichment analysis and visualization of omics data using g:Profiler, GSEA, Cytoscape and EnrichmentMap

    Jüri Reimand;Jüri Reimand;Ruth Isserlin;Veronique Voisin;Mike Kucera

  • The human splicing code reveals new insights into the genetic determinants of disease

    Hui Y. Xiong;Babak Alipanahi;Babak Alipanahi;Leo J. Lee;Leo J. Lee;Hannes Bretschneider

  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

  • Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects

    Christian R Marshall;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram

  • A copy number variation map of the human genome

    Mehdi Zarrei;Jeffrey R. MacDonald;Daniele Merico;Stephen W. Scherer

  • Whole genome sequencing resource identifies 18 new candidate genes for autism spectrum disorder

    Ryan K C Yuen;Daniele Merico;Matt Bookman;Jennifer L. Howe

  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibition for Hypermutant Glioblastoma Multiforme Resulting From Germline Biallelic Mismatch Repair Deficiency

    Eric Bouffet;Valérie Larouche;Brittany B. Campbell;Daniele Merico

  • Whole-genome sequencing of quartet families with autism spectrum disorder

    Ryan K C Yuen;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram;Daniele Merico;Susan Walker

  • Deep learning in biomedicine.

    Michael Wainberg;Daniele Merico;Andrew Delong;Brendan J Frey

  • Improved diagnostic yield compared with targeted gene sequencing panels suggests a role for whole-genome sequencing as a first-tier genetic test.

    Anath C Lionel;Gregory Costain;Nasim Monfared;Susan Walker

  • Detection of Clinically Relevant Genetic Variants in Autism Spectrum Disorder by Whole-Genome Sequencing

    Yong-hui Jiang;Ryan K.C. Yuen;Xin Jin;Xin Jin;Mingbang Wang

  • Molecular Diagnostic Yield of Chromosomal Microarray Analysis and Whole-Exome Sequencing in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Kristiina Tammimies;Kristiina Tammimies;Christian R. Marshall;Susan Walker;Gaganjot Kaur

  • Whole-genome sequencing expands diagnostic utility and improves clinical management in paediatric medicine

    Dimitri J. Stavropoulos;Daniele Merico;Rebekah Jobling;Sarah Bowdin

  • Combined hereditary and somatic mutations of replication error repair genes result in rapid onset of ultra-hypermutated cancers.

    Adam Shlien;Brittany B Campbell;Richard de Borja;Ludmil B Alexandrov

  • BRAF mutation and CDKN2A deletion define a clinically distinct subgroup of childhood secondary high-grade glioma

    Matthew Mistry;Matthew Mistry;Nataliya Zhukova;Daniele Merico;Patricia Rakopoulos

  • Genome-wide characteristics of de novo mutations in autism

    Ryan Kc Yuen;Daniele Merico;Hongzhi Cao;Giovanna Pellecchia

  • A Discovery Resource of Rare Copy Number Variations in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Aparna Prasad;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram;John Wei

  • Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen W. Scherer
Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto
Christian R. Marshall
Christian R. Marshall University of Toronto
Anne S. Bassett
Anne S. Bassett University of Toronto
Peter Szatmari
Peter Szatmari University of Toronto
Bridget A. Fernandez
Bridget A. Fernandez Memorial University of Newfoundland
Andrew D. Paterson
Andrew D. Paterson University of Toronto
Gary D. Bader
Gary D. Bader University of Toronto
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum University of Alberta
Wendy Roberts
Wendy Roberts University of Toronto
Brendan J. Frey
Brendan J. Frey University of Toronto

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