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Jean-Michel Rozet

Jean-Michel Rozet

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D-Index
53
Citations
10607
World Ranking
3728
National Ranking
192

Overview

Jean-Michel Rozet is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has an extensive research record in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work centers on several interrelated topics including retinal development and disorders, genetic and kidney cyst diseases, mitochondrial function and pathology, ocular disorders and treatments, RNA regulation and disease, and renal and related cancers.

The scientist has published prolifically in molecular biology and genetics, with significant contributions in ophthalmology, cell biology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Key publication venues for Rozet include:

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

Notable recent papers by Rozet encompass a range of genetic and clinical topics:

  • "Impaired complex I repair causes recessive Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy," 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "The genetic landscape and clinical spectrum of nephronophthisis and related ciliopathies," 2023, Kidney International
  • "Ciliopathy patient variants reveal organelle-specific functions for TUBB4B in axonemal microtubules," 2024, Science
  • "Loss of Function of RIMS2 Causes a Syndromic Congenital Cone-Rod Synaptic Disease with Neurodevelopmental and Pancreatic Involvement," 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "MCAT Mutations Cause Nuclear LHON-like Optic Neuropathy," 2021, Genes

Rozet frequently collaborates with several researchers, with notably high numbers of joint publications involving:

  • Lucas Fares-Taie
  • Josseline Kaplan
  • Isabelle Perrault
  • Nicolas Chassaing
  • Julie Plaisancié

The research focus spans multiple subfields with a strong emphasis on the molecular and genetic bases of diseases affecting the retina and kidneys, alongside investigations into mitochondrial roles in pathology. Rozet's work also extends to RNA regulation mechanisms and various ocular and renal conditions.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in the gene encoding fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 in achondroplasia

    Francis Rousseau;Jacky Bonaventure;Laurence Legeai-Mallet;Anna Pelet

  • Retinal-specific guanylate cyclase gene mutations in Leber's congenital amaurosis.

    Perrault I;Rozet Jm;Calvas P;Gerber S

  • Leber congenital amaurosis: comprehensive survey of the genetic heterogeneity, refinement of the clinical definition, and genotype-phenotype correlations as a strategy for molecular diagnosis.

    Sylvain Hanein;Isabelle Perrault;Sylvie Gerber;Gaëlle Tanguy

  • X–linked spastic paraplegia and Pelizaeus–Merzbacher disease are allelic disorders at the proteolipid protein locus

    P. Saugier-Veber;A. Munnich;D. Bonneau;J.-M. Rozet

  • Spectrum of NPHP6/CEP290 mutations in Leber congenital amaurosis and delineation of the associated phenotype.

    Isabelle Perrault;Nathalie Delphin;Sylvain Hanein;Sylvie Gerber

  • Leber Congenital Amaurosis

    Isabelle Perrault;Jean-Michel Rozet;Sylvie Gerber;Imad Ghazi

  • Retinal dehydrogenase 12 (RDH12) mutations in leber congenital amaurosis.

    Isabelle Perrault;Sylvain Hanein;Sylvie Gerber;Fabienne Barbet

  • Spectrum of ABCR gene mutations in autosomal recessive macular dystrophies

    Jean-Michel Rozet;Sylvie Gerber;Eric Souied;Isabelle Perrault

  • A gene for Stargardt's disease (fundus flavimaculatus) maps to the short arm of chromosome 1.

    Josseline Kaplan;Sylvie Gerber;Dominique Larget-Piet;Jean-Michel Rozet

  • Mainzer-Saldino syndrome is a ciliopathy caused by IFT140 mutations.

    Isabelle Perrault;Sophie Saunier;Sylvain Hanein;Emilie Filhol

  • Complete exon-intron structure of the RPGR-interacting protein (RPGRIP1) gene allows the identification of mutations underlying Leber congenital amaurosis

    Sylvie Gerber;Isabelle Perrault;Sylvain Hanein;Fabienne Barbet

  • A gene for Usher syndrome type I (USH1A) maps to chromosome 14q.

    J. Kaplan;S. Gerber;D. Bonneau;J.M. Rozet

  • Spastic paraplegia gene 7 in patients with spasticity and/or optic neuropathy

    Stephan Klebe;Christel Depienne;Sylvie Gerber;Georges Challe

  • AON-mediated Exon Skipping Restores Ciliation in Fibroblasts Harboring the Common Leber Congenital Amaurosis CEP290 Mutation.

    Xavier Gerard;Isabelle Perrault;Sylvain Hanein;Eduardo Silva

  • Comprehensive survey of mutations in RP2 and RPGR in patients affected with distinct retinal dystrophies: genotype-phenotype correlations and impact on genetic counseling.

    Valérie Pelletier;Marguerite Jambou;Nathalie Delphin;Elena Zinovieva

  • Different functional outcome of RetGC1 and RPE65 gene mutations in Leber congenital amaurosis.

    Isabelle Perrault;Jean-Michel Rozet;Imad Ghazi;Corinne Leowski

  • Spectrum of retGC1 mutations in Leber's congenital amaurosis.

    Isabelle Perrault;Jean-Michel Rozet;Sylvie Gerber;Imad Ghazi

  • Recessive and Dominant De Novo ITPR1 Mutations Cause Gillespie Syndrome

    Sylvie Gerber;Kamil J. Alzayady;Lydie Burglen;Dominique Brémond-Gignac

  • Mutations in NMNAT1 cause Leber congenital amaurosis with early-onset severe macular and optic atrophy

    Isabelle Perrault;Sylvain Hanein;Xavier Zanlonghi;Valérie Serre

  • Spectrum of NPHP6 (CEP290) Mutations in Leber Congenital Amaurosis and Delineation of the Associated Phenotype

    I. Perrault;N. Delphin;S. Hanein;S. Gerber

Frequent Co-Authors

Josseline Kaplan
Josseline Kaplan Université Paris Cité
Isabelle Perrault
Isabelle Perrault Université Paris Cité
Arnold Munnich
Arnold Munnich Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Hélène Dollfus
Hélène Dollfus University of Strasbourg
Dominique Bonneau
Dominique Bonneau University of Angers
Jean-Claude Kaplan
Jean-Claude Kaplan Université Paris Cité
Sophie Saunier
Sophie Saunier Université Paris Cité
Marlène Rio
Marlène Rio Université Paris Cité

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