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Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers

Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers

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Genetics

D-Index
76
Citations
25389
World Ranking
1812
National Ranking
62

Overview

Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on genetics as a primary subfield. Their research encompasses areas such as genomics and rare diseases, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, and genetics related to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Vissers' work also spans cancer research, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and pathology and forensic medicine, reflecting a diverse engagement with molecular and clinical genetics topics.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Vissers feature:

  • Christian Gilissen
  • Alexander Hoischen
  • Tjitske Kleefstra
  • Rolph Pfundt
  • Antonio Vitobello

Their research is often published in the following venues:

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

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Vissers are:

  • Rare deleterious mutations of HNRNP genes result in shared neurodevelopmental disorders, 2021, Genome Medicine
  • Solve-RD: systematic pan-European data sharing and collaborative analysis to solve rare diseases, 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • A de novo paradigm for male infertility, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Rapid whole exome sequencing in pregnancies to identify the underlying genetic cause in fetuses with congenital anomalies detected by ultrasound imaging, 2020, Prenatal Diagnosis
  • The performance of genome sequencing as a first-tier test for neurodevelopmental disorders, 2022, European Journal of Human Genetics

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

  • Disruptive CHD8 Mutations Define a Subtype of Autism Early in Development

    Raphael Bernier;Christelle Golzio;Bo Xiong;Holly A. Stessman

  • Genetic studies in intellectual disability and related disorders

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

  • 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

  • Diagnostic Genome Profiling in Mental Retardation

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

  • 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

  • Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data

    J Kaplanis;K E Samocha;L Wiel;Z Zhang

  • 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

  • A Drosophila Genetic Resource of Mutants to Study Mechanisms Underlying Human Genetic Diseases

    Shinya Yamamoto;Manish Jaiswal;Wu Lin Charng;Tomasz Gambin

  • A SWI/SNF-related autism syndrome caused by de novo mutations in ADNP

    Céline Helsmoortel;Anneke T Vulto-van Silfhout;Bradley P Coe;Geert Vandeweyer

  • Mutations in DDX3X are a common cause of unexplained intellectual disability with gender-specific effects on wnt signaling

    Lot Snijders Blok;Erik Madsen;Jane Juusola;Christian Gilissen

  • Parent-of-origin-specific signatures of de novo mutations

    Jakob M Goldmann;Wendy S W Wong;Michele Pinelli;Terry Farrah

  • De novo nonsense mutations in ASXL1 cause Bohring-Opitz syndrome

    Alexander Hoischen;Bregje W M van Bon;Benjamín Rodríguez-Santiago;Benjamín Rodríguez-Santiago;Christian Gilissen

  • Disruption of an EHMT1-Associated Chromatin- Modification Module Causes Intellectual Disability

    Tjitske Kleefstra;Jamie M. Kramer;Kornelia Neveling;Marjolein H. Willemsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Joris A. Veltman
Joris A. Veltman University of Edinburgh
Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
Christian Gilissen
Christian Gilissen Radboud University
Rolph Pfundt
Rolph Pfundt Radboud University
Bert B.A. de Vries
Bert B.A. de Vries Radboud University
Tjitske Kleefstra
Tjitske Kleefstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Alexander Hoischen
Alexander Hoischen Radboud University
Hans van Bokhoven
Hans van Bokhoven Radboud University
Evan E. Eichler
Evan E. Eichler University of Washington
Bregje W.M. van Bon
Bregje W.M. van Bon Radboud University

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