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Mauricio Arcos-Burgos

Mauricio Arcos-Burgos

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
13173
World Ranking
14896
National Ranking
1

Overview

Mauricio Arcos-Burgos is affiliated with the University of Antioquia in Colombia and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Their work spans a variety of subfields including genetics, molecular biology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research topics prominently focus on neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, genetic mechanisms, and molecular pathology. Key themes in their work include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), genomics and rare diseases, autism spectrum disorder research, genetics related to neurodevelopmental disorders, bipolar disorder and treatment, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, and mitochondrial function and pathology.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Mauricio Arcos-Burgos include:

  • A multifactorial model of pathology for age of onset heterogeneity in familial Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Acta Neuropathologica
  • Meta-analysis and systematic review of ADGRL3 (LPHN3) polymorphisms in ADHD susceptibility, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Mutations in sphingolipid metabolism genes are associated with ADHD, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Machine Learning Prediction of ADHD Severity: Association and Linkage to ADGRL3, DRD4, and SNAP25, 2021, Journal of Attention Disorders
  • Chikungunya outbreak (2015) in the Colombian Caribbean: Latent classes and gender differences in virus infection, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Mauricio Arcos-Burgos frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors. Some of the most frequent collaborators include:

  • Jorge I. Vélez
  • Oscar M. Vidal
  • Jorge Mauricio Cuartas Arias
  • Mauricio Arcos-Holzinger
  • Juan Javier López Rivera

The scientist publishes regularly in a set of specific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Brain Sciences
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Diagnostics
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

The research topics and fields that Mauricio Arcos-Burgos engages with demonstrate a broad presence in the study of the genetic bases and molecular aspects of neurological and psychiatric conditions. Their work encompasses both clinical and molecular approaches, aiming to elucidate underlying genetic factors and disease mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in IRF6 cause Van der Woude and popliteal pterygium syndromes.

    Shinji Kondo;Brian C. Schutte;Rebecca J. Richardson;Bryan C. Bjork

  • Interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) gene variants and the risk of isolated cleft lip or palate.

    Theresa M. Zucchero;Margaret E. Cooper;Brion S. Maher;Sandra Daack-Hirsch

  • A genome-wide association study of cleft lip with and without cleft palate identifies risk variants near MAFB and ABCA4

    Terri H. Beaty;Jeffrey C. Murray;Mary L. Marazita;Ronald G. Munger

  • Epilepsy, ataxia, sensorineural deafness, tubulopathy, and KCNJ10 mutations.

    Detlef Bockenhauer;Sally Feather;Horia C Stanescu;Sascha Bandulik

  • Risk HLA-DQA1 and PLA(2)R1 alleles in idiopathic membranous nephropathy

    H.C. Stanescu;M. Arcos-Burgos;A. Medlar;D. Bockenhauer

  • Clinical Features of Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease in a Large Kindred With an E280A Presenilin-1 Mutation

    Francisco Lopera;Alfredo Ardilla;Alonso Martínez;Lucia Madrigal

  • A common variant of the latrophilin 3 gene, LPHN3, confers susceptibility to ADHD and predicts effectiveness of stimulant medication

    Arcos-Burgos M;Jain M;Acosta Mt;Shively S

  • Genetics of population isolates

    M Arcos-Burgos;M Muenke

  • Young adult outcomes in the follow‐up of the multimodal treatment study of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder: symptom persistence, source discrepancy, and height suppression

    James M. Swanson;L. Eugene Arnold;Brooke S.G. Molina;Margaret H. Sibley

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a Population Isolate: Linkage to Loci at 4q13.2, 5q33.3, 11q22, and 17p11

    Mauricio Arcos-Burgos;F. Xavier Castellanos;F. Xavier Castellanos;David Pineda;Francisco Lopera

  • Meta-analysis of 13 genome scans reveals multiple cleft lip/palate genes with novel loci on 9q21 and 2q32-35

    Mary L. Marazita;Jeffrey C. Murray;Andrew C. Lidral;Mauricio Arcos-Burgos

  • Support for association between ADHD and two candidate genes: NET1 and DRD1

    Aaron J. Bobb;Anjene M. Addington;Ellen Sidransky;Michele C. Gornick

  • Mutations in SLC6A19, encoding B0AT1, cause Hartnup disorder.

    Robert Kleta;Elisa Romeo;Zorica Ristic;Toshihiro Ohura

  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Linkage Scans of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Kaixin Zhou;Astrid Dempfle;Mauricio Arcos-Burgos;Mauricio Arcos-Burgos;Steven C. Bakker

  • Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review

    Mateo Cortes Rivera;Claudio Mastronardi;Claudia T. Silva-Aldana;Mauricio Arcos-Burgos

  • A multi-ethnic genome-wide association study identifies novel loci for non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate on 2p24.2, 17q23 and 19q13

    Elizabeth J Leslie;Jenna C Carlson;John R Shaffer;Eleanor Feingold

  • Linear Clinical Progression, Independent of Age of Onset, in Niemann-Pick Disease, type C

    Nicole M. Yanjanin;Jorge I. Vélez;Andrea Gropman;Kelly King;Kelly King

  • FOXE1 association with both isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and isolated cleft palate

    Lina M. Moreno;Maria Adela Mansilla;Steve A. Bullard;Margaret E. Cooper

  • Genome scan, fine-mapping, and candidate gene analysis of non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate reveals phenotype-specific differences in linkage and association results.

    Mary L. Marazita;Andrew C. Lidral;Jeffrey C. Murray;L.Leigh Field

  • Clinical features of early-onset Alzheimer disease in a large kindred with an E280A presenilis-1 mutation.

    F Lopera;A Ardilla;A Martinez;L Madrigal

Frequent Co-Authors

Maximilian Muenke
Maximilian Muenke American College of Medical Genetics
Julio Licinio
Julio Licinio SUNY Upstate Medical University
Juan-Manuel Anaya
Juan-Manuel Anaya Universidad del Rosario
Andrew C. Lidral
Andrew C. Lidral University of Iowa
Ma-Li Wong
Ma-Li Wong SUNY Upstate Medical University
F. Xavier Castellanos
F. Xavier Castellanos New York University
Jeffrey C. Murray
Jeffrey C. Murray University of Iowa
Simon Easteal
Simon Easteal Australian National University
Mary L. Marazita
Mary L. Marazita University of Pittsburgh
Joan E. Bailey-Wilson
Joan E. Bailey-Wilson National Institutes of Health

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