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  • 2017 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

Jozef Gecz is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has established a body of research primarily focused on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work notably concentrates on genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, genomic variations, rare diseases, and epigenetic mechanisms.

Their research topics include:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jozef Gecz include:

  • Mark Corbett
  • Clare L. van Eyk
  • Ingrid E. Scheffer
  • Raman Kumar
  • Alison Gardner

Publications by Jozef Gecz have appeared repeatedly in several scientific venues such as:

  • Twin Research and Human Genetics
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Human Genetics

Selected recent papers include:

  • Evaluation of DNA Methylation Episignatures for Diagnosis and Phenotype Correlations in 42 Mendelian Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Mutations Disrupting Neuritogenesis Genes Confer Risk for Cerebral Palsy, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Novel Diagnostic DNA Methylation Episignatures Expand and Refine the Epigenetic Landscapes of Mendelian Disorders, 2021, Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
  • Severe Childhood Speech Disorder, 2020, Neurology
  • Rare Deleterious Mutations of HNRNP Genes Result in Shared Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2021, Genome Medicine

Their fields of study span:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, subfields addressed include:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Jozef Gecz has been recognized by professional organizations, being named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2017 and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Refining analyses of copy number variation identifies specific genes associated with developmental delay

    Bradley P. Coe;Kali Witherspoon;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Bregje W M Van Bon;Bregje W M Van Bon

  • Duplication of the MECP2 region is a frequent cause of severe mental retardation and progressive neurological symptoms in males.

    Hilde Van Esch;Marijke Bauters;Jaakko Ignatius;Mieke Jansen

  • A systematic, large-scale resequencing screen of X-chromosome coding exons in mental retardation.

    Patrick S Tarpey;Raffaella Smith;Erin Pleasance;Annabel Whibley

  • A recurrent 16p12.1 microdeletion supports a two-hit model for severe developmental delay

    Santhosh Girirajan;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Gregory M. Cooper;Francesca Antonacci

  • Targeted sequencing identifies 91 neurodevelopmental-disorder risk genes with autism and developmental-disability biases

    Holly A.F. Stessman;Bo Xiong;Bo Xiong;Bradley P. Coe;Tianyun Wang

  • Mutations of CDKL5 Cause a Severe Neurodevelopmental Disorder with Infantile Spasms and Mental Retardation

    Linda S. Weaving;John Christodoulou;John Christodoulou;Sarah L. Williamson;Sarah L. Williamson;Kathie L. Friend

  • Cerebral Palsy: Causes, Pathways, and the Role of Genetic Variants

    A.H. MacLennan;S.C. Thompson;J. Gecz

  • Mutations in the human ortholog of Aristaless cause X-linked mental retardation and epilepsy

    Petter Strømme;Marie E. Mangelsdorf;Marie E. Mangelsdorf;Marie A. Shaw;Karen M. Lower;Karen M. Lower

  • X-linked protocadherin 19 mutations cause female-limited epilepsy and cognitive impairment.

    Leanne M. Dibbens;Leanne M. Dibbens;Patrick S. Tarpey;Kim Hynes;Kim Hynes;Marta A. Bayly

  • Mutations in the JARID1C gene, which is involved in transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling, cause X-linked mental retardation.

    Lars Riff Jensen;Marion Amende;Ulf Gurok;Bettina Moser

  • Mutations in DEPDC5 cause familial focal epilepsy with variable foci

    Leanne M Dibbens;Boukje de Vries;Simona Donatello;Sarah E Heron

  • Mutations in the X-Linked Cyclin-Dependent Kinase–Like 5 (CDKL5/STK9) Gene Are Associated with Severe Neurodevelopmental Retardation

    Jiong Tao;Hilde Van Esch;M. Hagedorn-Greiwe;Kirsten Hoffmann

  • Disruption of the serine/threonine kinase 9 gene causes severe X-linked infantile spasms and mental retardation

    Vera M. Kalscheuer;Jiong Tao;Andrew Donnelly;Georgina Hollway

  • Identification of a MicroRNA that Activates Gene Expression by Repressing Nonsense-Mediated RNA Decay

    Ivone G. Bruno;Rachid Karam;Rachid Karam;Lulu Huang;Lulu Huang;Lulu Huang;Anjana Bhardwaj

  • PHF6 mutations in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    Pieter van Vlierberghe;Pieter van Vlierberghe;Pieter van Vlierberghe;Teresa Palomero;Hossein Khiabanian;Joni van der Meulen

  • Identification of the gene FMR2, associated with FRAXE mental retardation.

    Jozef Gecz;Agi K. Gedeon;Agi K. Gedeon;Grant R. Sutherland;Grant R. Sutherland;John C. Mulley;John C. Mulley

  • Disorders of sex development: insights from targeted gene sequencing of a large international patient cohort

    Stefanie Eggers;Simon Sadedin;Jocelyn A. van den Bergen;Gorjana Robevska

  • PRRT2 mutations cause benign familial infantile epilepsy and infantile convulsions with choreoathetosis syndrome.

    Sarah E. Heron;Bronwyn E. Grinton;Sara Kivity;Zaid Afawi

  • Mutations in UPF3B , a member of the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay complex, cause syndromic and nonsyndromic mental retardation

    Patrick S. Tarpey;F. Lucy Raymond;Lam S. Nguyen;Jayson Rodriguez

  • Common genetic variants contribute to risk of rare severe neurodevelopmental disorders

    Mari E. K. Niemi;Hilary C. Martin;Daniel L. Rice;Giuseppe Gallone

Frequent Co-Authors

Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne
Eric Haan
Eric Haan University of Adelaide
Charles E. Schwartz
Charles E. Schwartz Greenwood Genetic Center
John C. Mulley
John C. Mulley Bangor University
Jamel Chelly
Jamel Chelly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Gillian Turner
Gillian Turner University of Newcastle Australia
Vera M. Kalscheuer
Vera M. Kalscheuer Max Planck Society
Hans-Hilger Ropers
Hans-Hilger Ropers Max Planck Society
Samuel F. Berkovic
Samuel F. Berkovic University of Melbourne
Michael R. Stratton
Michael R. Stratton Wellcome Sanger Institute

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