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Iscia Lopes-Cendes is affiliated with the State University of Campinas in Brazil and has produced extensive research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their work primarily focuses on Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, with notable contributions also in Psychiatry and Mental health, and Neurology.

The research topics extensively covered by Lopes-Cendes include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Lopes-Cendes has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, indicating a strong network of research partnerships. Frequent collaborators include Fernando Cendes, Clarissa Lin Yasuda, Marina K. M. Alvim, André Schwambach Vieira, and Fábio Rogério.

Their publications appear predominantly in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Epilepsia
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Brain
  • Scientific Reports

Recent notable publications associated with or relevant to the scholar's research field include:

  • "The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex," 2020, Science
  • "The ILAE consensus classification of focal cortical dysplasia: An update proposed by an ad hoc task force of the ILAE diagnostic methods commission," 2022, Epilepsia
  • "Toward a better definition of focal cortical dysplasia: An iterative histopathological and genetic agreement trial," 2021, Epilepsia
  • "Epigenetic genes and epilepsy - emerging mechanisms and clinical applications," 2022, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "Circulating Metabolites as Potential Biomarkers for Neurological Disorders-Metabolites in Neurological Disorders," 2020, Metabolites

The body of work undertaken by Lopes-Cendes demonstrates a focus on understanding genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying neurological disorders, particularly epilepsy. The research spans experimental approaches including genetics, epigenetics, and metabolomics to address complex neurological conditions.

Best Publications

  • Moderate expansion of a normally biallelic trinucleotide repeat in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2

    Stefan M. Pulst;Alex Nechiporuk;Alex Nechiporuk;Tamilla Nechiporuk;Tamilla Nechiporuk;Suzana Gispert

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

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

  • Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy. A distinctive clinical disorder.

    I E Scheffer;K P Bhatia;I Lopes-Cendes;D R Fish

  • Mutations in a gene encoding a novel protein tyrosine phosphatase cause progressive myoclonus epilepsy.

    Berge A. Minassian;R. Lee Jeffrey;Jo Anne Herbrick;Jack Huizenga

  • Early childhood prolonged febrile convulsions, atrophy and sclerosis of mesial structures, and temporal lobe epilepsy: An MRI volumetric study

    F. Cendes;F. Andermann;F. Dubeau;P. Gloor

  • MRI volumetric measurement of amygdala and hippocampus in temporal lobe epilepsy

    F. Cendes;F. Andermann;P. Gloor;A. Evans

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • The natural history of degenerative ataxia: a retrospective study in 466 patients.

    T Klockgether;R Lüdtke;B Kramer;M Abele

  • Autosomal dominant frontal epilepsy misdiagnosed as sleep disorder

    Ingrid E Scheffer;K P Bhatia;I Lopes-Cendes;D R Fish

  • Correlation between CAG repeat length and clinical features in Machado-Joseph disease

    Patrícia Maciel;Patrícia Maciel;Claudia Gaspar;Claudia Gaspar;Anita L. DeStefano;Isabel Silveira;Isabel Silveira

  • The ILAE consensus classification of focal cortical dysplasia: An update proposed by an ad hoc task force of the ILAE diagnostic methods commission

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  • Atrophy of mesial structures in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: cause or consequence of repeated seizures?

    F. Cendes;F. Andermann;F. Andermann;P. Gloor;P. Gloor;I. Lopes-Cendes;I. Lopes-Cendes

  • Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal-Lobe Epilepsy: Genetic Heterogeneity and Evidence for a Second Locus at 15q24

    H.A. Phillips;I.E. Scheffer;K.M. Crossland;K.P. Bhatia

  • Genetic testing in the epilepsies--report of the ILAE Genetics Commission.

    Ruth Ottman;Shinichi Hirose;Satish Jain;Holger Lerche

  • Relationship between atrophy of the amygdala and ictal fear in temporal lobe epilepsy

    Fernando Cendes;Frederick Andermann;Pierre Gloor;Antonio Gambardella

  • Seizure outcome and hippocampal atrophy in familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

    E. Kobayashi;I. Lopes-Cendes;C. A. M. Guerreiro;S. C. Sousa

  • Voxel-based morphometry in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies.

    Luiz Eduardo Betting;Susana Barreto Mory;Li Min Li;Iscia Lopes-Cendes

  • Ancestral Origins of the Machado-Joseph Disease Mutation: A Worldwide Haplotype Study

    C. Gaspar;C. Gaspar;I. Lopes-Cendes;S. Hayes;J. Goto

  • Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Clinically Heterogeneous Syndrome

    F. Cendes;I. Lopes-Cendes;E. Andermann;F. Andermann

  • Longitudinal analysis of regional grey matter loss in Huntington disease: effects of the length of the expanded CAG repeat

    Heloisa H Ruocco;Leonardo Bonilha;Li M Li;Iscia Lopes-Cendes

  • The Neuropathology of CAG Repeat Diseases: Review and Update of Genetic and Molecular Features

    Yves Robitaille;Iscia Lopes-Cendes;Mark Becher;Guy Rouleau

  • Magnetic resonance imaging evidence of hippocampal sclerosis in asymptomatic, first-degree relatives of patients with familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Eliane Kobayashi;Li M. Li;Iscia Lopes-Cendes;Fernando Cendes

  • Frequency of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy, and Machado-Joseph disease mutations in a large group of spinocerebellar ataxia patients

    I. Silveira;I. Lopes-Cendes;S. Kish;P. Maciel;P. Maciel

  • Fractalkine (CX3CL1) Is Involved in the Early Activation of Hypothalamic Inflammation in Experimental Obesity

    Joseane Morari;Gabriel F. Anhe;Lucas F. Nascimento;Rodrigo F. de Moura

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Cendes
Fernando Cendes State University of Campinas
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Marilisa M. Guerreiro
Marilisa M. Guerreiro State University of Campinas
Eliane Kobayashi
Eliane Kobayashi Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Carlos A.M. Guerreiro
Carlos A.M. Guerreiro State University of Campinas
Jorge Sequeiros
Jorge Sequeiros University of Porto
Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne
Samuel F. Berkovic
Samuel F. Berkovic University of Melbourne
Gianpiero L. Cavalleri
Gianpiero L. Cavalleri Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Norman Delanty
Norman Delanty Beaumont Hospital

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