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2024
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2024

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World Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Joris A. Veltman is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans across biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a significant focus on reproductive medicine and genetics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of male infertility through a variety of studies and collaborations. Their recent notable papers include:

  • A systematic review of the validated monogenic causes of human male infertility: 2020 update and a discussion of emerging gene-disease relationships, 2021, Human Reproduction Update
  • Deleterious variants in X-linked CFAP47 induce asthenoteratozoospermia and primary male infertility, 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Bi-allelic Mutations in M1AP Are a Frequent Cause of Meiotic Arrest and Severely Impaired Spermatogenesis Leading to Male Infertility, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • A de novo paradigm for male infertility, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Disease gene discovery in male infertility: past, present and future, 2020, Human Genetics

Their frequent co-authors include Miguel J. Xavier, Manon S. Oud, Moira K. O'Bryan, Frank Tüttelmann, and Liina Nagirnaja, highlighting collaborations across multiple studies focusing on genetics and reproductive biology.

Joris A. Veltman has published numerous articles in several scientific journals. The venues where they have been most active are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Human Reproduction Open
  • Human Genetics

Their research fields highlight an emphasis on molecular biology, genetics, reproductive medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as cancer research.

The main scientific topics covered in their work include:

  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Best Publications

  • Diagnostic Exome Sequencing in Persons With Severe Intellectual Disability

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

  • 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

  • A de novo paradigm for mental retardation.

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

  • De novo mutations in human genetic disease

    Joris A. Veltman;Han G. Brunner

  • Recurrent Rearrangements of Chromosome 1q21.1 and Variable Pediatric Phenotypes

    Heather C Mefford;Andrew J Sharp;Carl Baker;Andy Itsara

  • Genetic studies in intellectual disability and related disorders

    Lisenka E. L. M. Vissers;Christian Gilissen;Joris A. Veltman;Joris A. Veltman

  • 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

  • STAT1 Mutations in Autosomal Dominant Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis

    Frank L. van de Veerdonk;Theo S. Plantinga;Alexander Hoischen;Sanne P. Smeekens

  • Diagnostic Genome Profiling in Mental Retardation

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

  • De novo mutations of SETBP1 cause Schinzel-Giedion syndrome

    Alexander Hoischen;Bregje W M van Bon;Christian Gilissen;Peer Arts

  • Disruption of the neurexin 1 gene is associated with schizophrenia

    Dan Rujescu;Andres Ingason;Andres Ingason;Sven Cichon;Olli P.H. Pietiläinen

  • Disease gene identification strategies for exome sequencing

    Christian Gilissen;Alexander Hoischen;Han G Brunner;Joris A Veltman

  • Array-Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization for the Genomewide Detection of Submicroscopic Chromosomal Abnormalities

    Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers;Bert B.A. de Vries;Kazutoyo Osoegawa;Irene M. Janssen

  • A recent bottleneck of Y chromosome diversity coincides with a global change in culture

    Monika Karmin;Monika Karmin;Lauri Saag;Lauri Saag;Mário Vicente;Melissa A. Wilson Sayres;Melissa A. Wilson Sayres

  • A new chromosome 17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome associated with a common inversion polymorphism

    David A. Koolen;Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers;Rolph Pfundt;Nicole De Leeuw

  • CHARGE syndrome: the phenotypic spectrum of mutations in the CHD7 gene

    M C J Jongmans;R J Admiraal;K P van der Donk;L E L M Vissers

  • Meta-analysis of 2,104 trios provides support for 10 new genes for intellectual disability

    Stefan H Lelieveld;Margot R F Reijnders;Rolph Pfundt;Helger G Yntema

  • New insights into the generation and role of de novo mutations in health and disease.

    Rocio Acuna-Hidalgo;Joris A. Veltman;Joris A. Veltman;Alexander Hoischen

  • A post-hoc comparison of the utility of sanger sequencing and exome sequencing for the diagnosis of heterogeneous diseases

    Kornelia Neveling;Ilse Feenstra;Christian Gilissen;Lies H. Hoefsloot

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Gilissen
Christian Gilissen Radboud University
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers Radboud University
Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
Alexander Hoischen
Alexander Hoischen Radboud University
Rolph Pfundt
Rolph Pfundt Radboud University
Hans van Bokhoven
Hans van Bokhoven Radboud University
Bert B.A. de Vries
Bert B.A. de Vries Radboud University
Ad Geurts van Kessel
Ad Geurts van Kessel Radboud University
Jayne Y. Hehir-Kwa
Jayne Y. Hehir-Kwa Radboud University
David A. Koolen
David A. Koolen Radboud University

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