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Netherlands
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
134
Citations
71981
World Ranking
230
National Ranking
9

Medicine

D-Index
134
Citations
72644
World Ranking
2136
National Ranking
80

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2013 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Han G. Brunner is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable work in genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry

The main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Congenital Heart Defects Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

Han G. Brunner has coauthored multiple papers with several frequent collaborators including Martina Arenella, Nina Roth Mota, Mariël W.A. Teunissen, Janita Bralten, and Bert B.A. de Vries.

The scientist has published in various venues such as:

  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • UNC Libraries

Recent publications by Han G. Brunner include:

  • DTYMK is essential for genome integrity and neuronal survival, 2021, Acta Neuropathologica
  • Autism spectrum disorder and brain volume link through a set of mTOR-related genes, 2023, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • SLC7A8 coding for LAT2 is associated with early disease progression in osteosarcoma and transports doxorubicin, 2022, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Genetic convergence of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies and intellectual disability, 2021, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Variants in CUL4B are Associated with Cerebral Malformations, 2020, UNC Libraries

Han G. Brunner has been recognized by membership awards such as:

  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2013
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2012

Best Publications

  • LDL Receptor-Related Protein 5 (LRP5) Affects Bone Accrual and Eye Development

    Y. Q. Gong;R. B. Slee;N. Fukai;G. Rawadi

  • Abnormal behavior associated with a point mutation in the structural gene for monoamine oxidase A

    H. G. Brunner;M. Nelen;X. O. Breakefield;H. H. Ropers

  • Diagnostic Exome Sequencing in Persons With Severe Intellectual Disability

    Joep de Ligt;Marjolein H. Willemsen;Bregje W. M. van Bon;Tjitske Kleefstra

  • Mutations in PTPN11, encoding the protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2, cause Noonan syndrome.

    Marco Tartaglia;Marco Tartaglia;Ernest L. Mehler;Rosalie Goldberg;Giuseppe Zampino

  • Mutations in a new member of the chromodomain gene family cause CHARGE syndrome.

    Lisenka E L M Vissers;Conny M A van Ravenswaaij;Ronald Admiraal;Jane A Hurst

  • Genome sequencing identifies major causes of severe intellectual disability

    Christian Gilissen;Jayne Y. Hehir-Kwa;Djie Tjwan Thung;Maartje van de Vorst

  • Mutations in the gene encoding the 3'-5' DNA exonuclease TREX1 cause Aicardi-Goutières syndrome at the AGS1 locus.

    Yanick J Crow;Yanick J Crow;Bruce E Hayward;Rekha Parmar;Peter Robins

  • A de novo paradigm for mental retardation.

    Lisenka E L M Vissers;Joep de Ligt;Christian Gilissen;Irene Janssen

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • De novo mutations in human genetic disease

    Joris A. Veltman;Han G. Brunner

  • Heritable somatic methylation and inactivation of MSH2 in families with Lynch syndrome due to deletion of the 3′ exons of TACSTD1

    Marjolijn J L Ligtenberg;Roland P Kuiper;Tsun Leung Chan;Tsun Leung Chan;Monique Goossens

  • Heterozygous germline mutations in the p53 homolog p63 are the cause of EEC syndrome.

    Jacopo Celli;Pascal Duijf;Ben C.J Hamel;Michael Bamshad

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • PTPN11 mutations in Noonan syndrome: molecular spectrum, genotype-phenotype correlation, and phenotypic heterogeneity

    Marco Tartaglia;Marco Tartaglia;Kamini Kalidas;Adam Shaw;Xiaoling Song

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Mutations in the O-Mannosyltransferase Gene POMT1 Give Rise to the Severe Neuronal Migration Disorder Walker-Warburg Syndrome

    Daniel Beltrán Valero De Bernabé;Sophie Currier;Alice Steinbrecher;Jacopo Celli

  • Mutations in the CEP290 (NPHP6) Gene Are a Frequent Cause of Leber Congenital Amaurosis

    Anneke I. den Hollander;Robert K. Koenekoop;Suzanne Yzer;Irma Lopez

  • Presence of Genetic Variants Among Young Men With Severe COVID-19.

    Caspar I. van der Made;Annet Simons;Janneke Schuurs-Hoeijmakers;Guus van den Heuvel

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

  • Diagnostic Genome Profiling in Mental Retardation

    Bert B.A. de Vries;Rolph Pfundt;Martijn Leisink;David A. Koolen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans van Bokhoven
Hans van Bokhoven Radboud University
Joris A. Veltman
Joris A. Veltman University of Edinburgh
Christian Gilissen
Christian Gilissen Radboud University
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers Radboud University
Barbara Franke
Barbara Franke Radboud University
Rolph Pfundt
Rolph Pfundt Radboud University
David A. Koolen
David A. Koolen Radboud University
Hans-Hilger Ropers
Hans-Hilger Ropers Max Planck Society
Helger G. Yntema
Helger G. Yntema Radboud University
Frans P.M. Cremers
Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University

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