Franco Taroni

Franco Taroni publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franco Taroni sits on this spectrum.

Franco Taroni D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franco Taroni sits on this spectrum.

Overview

Best Publications

• Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

  Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  700
  Citations

• Mutations in the Profilin 1 Gene Cause Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  Chi Hong Wu;Claudia Fallini;Nicola Ticozzi;Pamela J. Keagle

  686
  Citations

• Exome-wide rare variant analysis identifies TUBA4A mutations associated with familial ALS.

  B N Smith;N Ticozzi;C Fallini;A S Gkazi

  427
  Citations

• The Friedreich's Ataxia Mutation Confers Cellular Sensitivity to Oxidant Stress Which Is Rescued by Chelators of Iron and Calcium and Inhibitors of Apoptosis

  Alice Wong;Joy Yang;Patrizia Cavadini;Cinzia Gellera

  426
  Citations

• Mutations in the mitochondrial protease gene AFG3L2 cause dominant hereditary ataxia SCA28

  Daniela Di Bella;Federico Lazzaro;Alfredo Brusco;Massimo Plumari

  365
  Citations

• NEK1 variants confer susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  Kevin P Kenna;Perry T C van Doormaal;Annelot M Dekker;Nicola Ticozzi

  320
  Citations

• The C9ORF72 expansion mutation is a common cause of ALS+/-FTD in Europe and has a single founder.

  Bradley N. Smith;Stephen Newhouse;Aleksey Shatunov;Caroline Vance

  270
  Citations

• High frequency of TARDBP gene mutations in Italian patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

  Lucia Corrado;A. Ratti;C. Gellera;E. Buratti

  247
  Citations

• Identification of a common mutation in the carnitine palmitoyltransferase II gene in familial recurrent myoglobinuria patients.

  Franco Taroni;Elisabetta Verderio;Federica Dworzak;Patrick J. Willems

  228
  Citations

• Alpha-lipoic acid prevents mitochondrial damage and neurotoxicity in experimental chemotherapy neuropathy

  Giorgia Melli;Michela Taiana;Francesca Camozzi;Daniela Triolo

  212
  Citations

• Molecular genetics of hereditary spinocerebellar ataxia: mutation analysis of spinocerebellar ataxia genes and CAG/CTG repeat expansion detection in 225 Italian families.

  Alfredo Brusco;Cinzia Gellera;Claudia Cagnoli;Alessandro Saluto

  193
  Citations

• cDNA cloning, sequence analysis, and chromosomal localization of the gene for human carnitine palmitoyltransferase.

  Gaetano Finocchiaro;Franco Taroni;Mariano Rocchi;Antonio Liras Martin

  185
  Citations

• Overlapping phenotypes in complex spastic paraplegias SPG11, SPG15, SPG35 and SPG48

  Viviana Pensato;Barbara Castellotti;Cinzia Gellera;Davide Pareyson

  180
  Citations

• Analysis of FUS gene mutation in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis within an Italian cohort

  N. Ticozzi;V. Silani;A. L. LeClerc;P. Keagle

  176
  Citations

• Molecular characterization of inherited carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency.

  Franco Taroni;Elisabetta Verderio;Stefania Fiorucci;Patrizia Cavadini

  170
  Citations

• Deferiprone in Friedreich Ataxia: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial

  Massimo Pandolfo;Javier Arpa;Martin B. Delatycki;Kim Hanh Le Quan Sang

  157
  Citations

• SCA28, a novel form of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia on chromosome 18p11.22-q11.2

  Claudia Cagnoli;Caterina Mariotti;Franco Taroni;Marco Seri

  156
  Citations

• A majority of Huntington's disease patients may be treatable by individualized allele-specific RNA interference

  Maria Stella Lombardi;Leonie Jaspers;Christine Spronkmans;Cinzia Gellera

  154
  Citations

• Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1

  Stefano Di Donato;Caterina Mariotti;Franco Taroni

  31
  Citations

• Genome-Wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene

  Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  8
  Citations