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Helen Stewart is affiliated with Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the United Kingdom. Their research predominantly focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • "De novo variants in the RNU4-2 snRNA cause a frequent neurodevelopmental syndrome", 2024, Nature
  • "Non-coding region variants upstream of MEF2C cause severe developmental disorder through three distinct loss-of-function mechanisms", 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Genetic association analysis of 77,539 genomes reveals rare disease etiologies", 2023, Nature Medicine
  • "PURA- Related Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy", 2021, Neurology Genetics
  • " HNRNPH1 -related syndromic intellectual disability: Seven additional cases suggestive of a distinct syndromic neurodevelopmental syndrome", 2020, Clinical Genetics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Helen Stewart include:

  • Meena Balasubramanian
  • Sally Ann Lynch
  • Pradeep Vasudevan
  • Alice Gardham
  • Francis H. Sansbury

Helen Stewart's research has been published repeatedly in several journals, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Clinical Genetics

Their work integrates various aspects of genetic and molecular biology research, with attention to understanding rare diseases, developmental disorders, and the genetic basis of cancer. The range of topics and venues reflects a comprehensive engagement across multiple areas within the life sciences.

Best Publications

  • Genomic rearrangement in NEMO impairs NF-kappaB activation and is a cause of incontinentia pigmenti. The International Incontinentia Pigmenti (IP) Consortium.

    Asmae Smahi;G. Courtois;P. Vabres;S. Yamaoka

  • Discovery of previously unidentified genomic disorders from the duplication architecture of the human genome

    Andrew J Sharp;Sierra Hansen;Rebecca R Selzer;Ze Cheng

  • Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data

    J Kaplanis;K E Samocha;L Wiel;Z Zhang

  • Three markers of adult non-myelin-forming Schwann cells, 217c(Ran-1), A5E3 and GFAP: development and regulation by neuron-Schwann cell interactions

    K. R. Jessen;L. Morgan;H. J. S. Stewart;R. Mirsky

  • Mutations in NOTCH2 cause Hajdu-Cheney syndrome, a disorder of severe and progressive bone loss

    Michael A Simpson;Melita D Irving;Melita D Irving;Esra Asilmaz;Mary J Gray

  • Further delineation of the 15q13 microdeletion and duplication syndromes: a clinical spectrum varying from non-pathogenic to a severe outcome

    B W M van Bon;H C Mefford;B Menten;D A Koolen

  • Recurrent reciprocal deletions and duplications of 16p13.11: The deletion is a risk factor for MR/MCA while the duplication may be a rare benign variant

    F.D. Hannes;A.J. Sharp;H.C. Mefford;T. de Ravel

  • Clinical whole-genome sequencing in severe early-onset epilepsy reveals new genes and improves molecular diagnosis

    Hilary C. Martin;Grace E. Kim;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Yoshiko Murakami

  • Mutations in CTC1, encoding conserved telomere maintenance component 1, cause Coats plus

    Beverley H Anderson;Paul R Kasher;Josephine Mayer;Marcin Szynkiewicz

  • Histone Lysine Methylases and Demethylases in the Landscape of Human Developmental Disorders

    Víctor Faundes;Víctor Faundes;William G. Newman;Laura Bernardini;Natalie Canham

  • GAP-43 is expressed by nonmyelin-forming Schwann cells of the peripheral nervous system.

    R. Curtis;H. J. S. Stewart;S. M. Hall;G. P. Wilkin

  • Clinical and molecular delineation of the 17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome

    D. A. Koolen;A. J. Sharp;A. J. Sharp;J. A. Hurst;H. V. Firth

  • GTF2IRD1 in Craniofacial Development of Humans and Mice

    May Tassabehji;Peter Hammond;Annette Karmiloff-Smith;Pamela Thompson

  • Coffin–Siris Syndrome and the BAF Complex: Genotype–Phenotype Study in 63 Patients

    Gijs W E Santen;Emmelien Aten;Anneke T. Vulto-van Silfhout;Caroline Pottinger

  • Mutations in PHF6 are associated with Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome.

    Karen M Lower;Karen M Lower;Gillian Turner;Bronwyn A Kerr;Katherine D Mathews

  • Mutations in PIEZO2 Cause Gordon Syndrome, Marden-Walker Syndrome, and Distal Arthrogryposis Type 5

    Margaret J McMillin;Anita E Beck;Anita E Beck;Jessica X Chong;Kathryn M Shively

  • Autosomal recessive Noonan syndrome associated with biallelic LZTR1 variants.

    Jennifer J Johnston;Jasper J van der Smagt;Jill A Rosenfeld;Alistair T Pagnamenta

  • Galectin-1 Induces Skeletal Muscle Differentiation in Human Fetal Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Increases Muscle Regeneration

    Jerry Chan;Keelin O'Donoghue;Manuela Gavina;Yvan Torrente

  • Analysis of Transcription Factors Key for Mouse Pancreatic Development Establishes NKX2-2 and MNX1 Mutations as Causes of Neonatal Diabetes in Man

    Sarah E. Flanagan;Elisa De Franco;Hana Lango Allen;Michele Zerah

  • Novel KDM6A (UTX) mutations and a clinical and molecular review of the X-linked Kabuki syndrome (KS2).

    Siddharth Banka;Siddharth Banka;Damien Lederer;V. Benoit;E. Jenkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Rhona Mirsky
Rhona Mirsky University College London
Kristjan R. Jessen
Kristjan R. Jessen University College London
Jenny C. Taylor
Jenny C. Taylor University of Oxford
Alistair T. Pagnamenta
Alistair T. Pagnamenta University of Oxford
David Mowat
David Mowat University of New South Wales
Raoul C.M. Hennekam
Raoul C.M. Hennekam University of Amsterdam
Jill Clayton-Smith
Jill Clayton-Smith University of Manchester
Stephen P. Robertson
Stephen P. Robertson University of Otago
Xu Huang
Xu Huang University of Glasgow
Yanick J. Crow
Yanick J. Crow Université Paris Cité

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