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Elizabeth Berry-Kravis is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research focuses on genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, and cognitive neuroscience, with a significant body of work in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The scientist's publications cover a range of topics including fragile X syndrome, Rett syndrome, and intellectual disability assessments. Recent notable papers include:

  • Trofinetide for the treatment of Rett syndrome: a randomized phase 3 study, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • Inhibition of phosphodiesterase-4D in adults with fragile X syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 2 clinical trial, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study of Trofinetide in the Treatment of Fragile X Syndrome, 2020, Pediatric Neurology
  • A Genotype-Phenotype Study of High-Resolution FMR1 Nucleic Acid and Protein Analyses in Fragile X Patients with Neurobehavioral Assessments, 2020, Brain Sciences
  • Validation of the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery in intellectual disability, 2020, Neurology

Frequent co-authors in Elizabeth Berry-Kravis's work include:

  • Dejan B. Budimirovic
  • Audrey Thurm
  • Alexander Kolevzon
  • Joseph D. Buxbaum
  • Latha Soorya

They have published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Brain Sciences

The main fields of study include biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine. The principal subfields of study cover genetics, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, clinical psychology, and physiology.

The major topics addressed in their work are:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Best Publications

  • Fragile X Premutation Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome: Molecular, Clinical, and Neuroimaging Correlates

    Sébastien Jacquemont;Randi J. Hagerman;Maureen Leehey;Jim Grigsby

  • Fragile X syndrome

    Randi J. Hagerman;Elizabeth Berry-Kravis;Heather Cody Hazlett;Donald B. Bailey

  • Penetrance of the Fragile X–Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome in a Premutation Carrier Population

    Sébastien Jacquemont;Randi J. Hagerman;Maureen A. Leehey;Deborah A. Hall

  • Advances in the treatment of fragile x Syndrome

    Randi J Hagerman;Elizabeth Berry-Kravis;Walter E. Kaufmann;Michele Y. Ono

  • Epigenetic Modification of the FMR1 Gene in Fragile X Syndrome Is Associated with Differential Response to the mGluR5 Antagonist AFQ056

    Sébastien Jacquemont;Aurore Curie;Vincent des Portes;Maria Giulia Torrioli

  • An Official ATS Clinical Policy Statement: Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome: Genetic Basis, Diagnosis, and Management

    Debra E. Weese-Mayer;Elizabeth M. Berry-Kravis;Isabella Ceccherini;Thomas G. Keens

  • Idiopathic congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: Analysis of genes pertinent to early autonomic nervous system embryologic development and identification of mutations in PHOX2b

    Debra E. Weese-Mayer;Elizabeth M. Berry-Kravis;Lili Zhou;Brion S. Maher

  • SPARK: A US Cohort of 50,000 Families to Accelerate Autism Research

    Pamela Feliciano;Amy M. Daniels;LeeAnne Green Snyder;Amy Beaumont

  • A pilot open label, single dose trial of fenobam in adults with fragile X syndrome

    Elizabeth M Berry-Kravis;David Hessl;Sarah Coffey;Crystal Hervey

  • Fragile X Premutation Carriers: Characteristic MR Imaging Findings of Adult Male Patients with Progressive Cerebellar and Cognitive Dysfunction

    James A. Brunberg;Sebastien Jacquemont;Randi J. Hagerman;Elizabeth M. Berry-Kravis

  • Incidence of Alzheimer disease in a biracial urban community: relation to apolipoprotein E allele status.

    Denis A. Evans;David A. Bennett;Robert S. Wilson;Julia L. Bienias

  • FMR1 CGG allele size and prevalence ascertained through newborn screening in the United States

    Flora Tassone;Ka Pou Iong;Tzu-Han Tong;Joyce Lo

  • Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome

    Elizabeth M. Berry-Kravis;Lili Zhou;Casey M. Rand;Debra E. Weese-Mayer

  • Effects of STX209 (arbaclofen) on neurobehavioral function in children and adults with fragile X syndrome: a randomized, controlled, phase 2 trial

    Elizabeth M. Berry-Kravis;David R Hessl;Barbara Rathmell;Peter Zarevics

  • Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome: clinical features, genetics, and testing guidelines.

    Elizabeth Berry-Kravis;Liane Abrams;Sarah M. Coffey;Deborah A. Hall

  • Intrathecal 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin decreases neurological disease progression in Niemann-Pick disease, type C1: a non-randomised, open-label, phase 1–2 trial

    Daniel S Ory;Elizabeth A Ottinger;Nicole Yanjanin Farhat;Kelly A King

  • Drug development for neurodevelopmental disorders: lessons learned from fragile X syndrome

    Elizabeth M. Berry-Kravis;Lothar Lindemann;Aia E. Jønch;Aia E. Jønch;George Apostol

  • Apolipoprotein E ∈4 allele, AD pathology, and the clinical expression of Alzheimer's disease

    D.A. Bennett;R.S. Wilson;J.A. Schneider;D.A. Evans

  • Epilepsy in fragile X syndrome.

    Elizabeth Berry-Kravis

  • Open-label treatment trial of lithium to target the underlying defect in fragile X syndrome.

    Elizabeth Berry-Kravis;Allison Sumis;Crystal Hervey;Michael Nelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Randi J Hagerman
Randi J Hagerman University of California, Davis
Flora Tassone
Flora Tassone University of California, Davis
David R Hessl
David R Hessl University of California, Davis
Paul J. Hagerman
Paul J. Hagerman University of California, Davis
Mary L. Marazita
Mary L. Marazita University of Pittsburgh
Craig A. Erickson
Craig A. Erickson Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Sébastien Jacquemont
Sébastien Jacquemont University of Montreal
Christopher G. Goetz
Christopher G. Goetz Rush University Medical Center
Stephanie L. Sherman
Stephanie L. Sherman Emory University
Donald B. Bailey
Donald B. Bailey Research Triangle Park Foundation

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