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Jacques L. Michaud

Jacques L. Michaud

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Genetics

D-Index
67
Citations
16705
World Ranking
2528
National Ranking
85

Overview

Jacques L. Michaud is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and has a research focus in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications in Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong emphasis on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cell Biology.

The main topics explored in their work encompass:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Cellular transport and secretion

The scientist has contributed to publications across multiple venues, prominently including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • IBRO Neuroscience Reports

Among their recent papers are:

  • A framework for an evidence-based gene list relevant to autism spectrum disorder, 2020, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • The role of common genetic variation in presumed monogenic epilepsies, 2022, EBioMedicine
  • Comprehensive whole-genome sequence analyses provide insights into the genomic architecture of cerebral palsy, 2024, Nature Genetics
  • Distinct patterns of repetition suppression in Fragile X syndrome, down syndrome, tuberous sclerosis complex and mutations in SYNGAP1, 2020, Brain Research
  • Sensory processing dysregulations as reliable translational biomarkers in SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiency, 2021, Brain

Collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with:

  • Fadi F. Hamdan
  • Claudia Moreau
  • Simon Girard
  • Bidisha Chattopadhyaya

Best Publications

  • 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

  • G protein-coupled receptor-dependent development of human frontal cortex.

    Xianhua Piao;Sean S. Hill;Adria Bodell;Bernard S. Chang

  • Development of neuroendocrine lineages requires the bHLH–PAS transcription factor SIM1

    Jacques L. Michaud;Thomas Rosenquist;Noah R. May;Chen-Ming Fan

  • High Rate of Recurrent De Novo Mutations in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Candace T. Myers;Patrick Cossette;Philippe Lemay

  • The mouse Engrailed-1 gene and ventral limb patterning

    Cynthia A. Loomis;Esther Harris;Jacques Michaud;Wolfgang Wurst

  • De Novo Mutations in Moderate or Severe Intellectual Disability

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Myriam Srour;Jose-Mario Capo-Chichi;Hussein Daoud

  • Mutations in SYNGAP1 in autosomal nonsyndromic mental retardation.

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Julie Gauthier;Dan Spiegelman;Anne Noreau

  • Excess of De Novo Deleterious Mutations in Genes Associated with Glutamatergic Systems in Nonsyndromic Intellectual Disability

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Julie Gauthier;Yoichi Araki;Da-Ting Lin

  • Utility of whole-exome sequencing for those near the end of the diagnostic odyssey: time to address gaps in care.

    S L Sawyer;T Hartley;D A Dyment;C L Beaulieu

  • SHANK1 Deletions in Males with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Daisuke Sato;Anath C. Lionel;Anath C. Lionel;Claire S. Leblond;Claire S. Leblond;Claire S. Leblond;Aparna Prasad

  • Sim1 haploinsufficiency causes hyperphagia, obesity and reduction of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

    Jacques L. Michaud;Francine Boucher;Anna Melnyk

  • Truncating mutations in NRXN2 and NRXN1 in autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia

    Julie Gauthier;Tabrez J. Siddiqui;Peng Huashan;Daisaku Yokomaku

  • Mutations in SYNGAP1 Cause Intellectual Disability, Autism, and a Specific Form of Epilepsy by Inducing Haploinsufficiency

    Martin H. Berryer;Fadi F. Hamdan;Laura L. Klitten;Rikke S. Møller

  • FORGE Canada Consortium: Outcomes of a 2-Year National Rare-Disease Gene-Discovery Project

    Chandree L. Beaulieu;Jacek Majewski;Jeremy Schwartzentruber;Mark E. Samuels

  • De Novo Mutations in FOXP1 in Cases with Intellectual Disability, Autism, and Language Impairment

    Fadi F. Hamdan;Hussein Daoud;Daniel Rochefort;Amélie Piton

  • Rare Mutations in N-methyl-D-aspartate Glutamate Receptors in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Schizophrenia

    Tarabeux J;Tarabeux J;Tarabeux J;Kebir O;Kebir O;Gauthier J;Hamdan Ff

  • Mutations in genes encoding the cadherin receptor-ligand pair DCHS1 and FAT4 disrupt cerebral cortical development

    Silvia Cappello;Mary J Gray;Caroline Badouel;Caroline Badouel;Simona Lange

  • Neurologic crises in hereditary tyrosinemia.

    G Mitchell;J Larochelle;M Lambert;J Michaud

  • Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome: Clinical, Genetic, and Functional Study of EIF2AK3 Mutations and Suggestion of Genetic Heterogeneity

    Valérie Senée;Krishna M. Vattem;Marc Delépine;Lynn A. Rainbow

  • Mutations in centrosomal protein CEP152 in primary microcephaly families linked to MCPH4.

    Duane L. Guernsey;Haiyan Jiang;Julie Hussin;Marc Arnold

Frequent Co-Authors

Fadi F. Hamdan
Fadi F. Hamdan University of Montreal
Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Mark E. Samuels
Mark E. Samuels University of Montreal
Jacek Majewski
Jacek Majewski McGill University
Berge A. Minassian
Berge A. Minassian The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kym M. Boycott
Kym M. Boycott Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Laurent Mottron
Laurent Mottron University of Montreal
Lionel Carmant
Lionel Carmant University of Montreal
Jean-Claude Lacaille
Jean-Claude Lacaille University of Montreal
Pierre Drapeau
Pierre Drapeau University of Montreal

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