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Meena Upadhyaya is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and focuses primarily on medical research with a specialization in neurology and molecular biology.

Their research contribution spans several key topics, including:

  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Soft tissue tumor case studies
  • Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
  • Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
  • Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer

Major fields of study for Meena Upadhyaya include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields cover Neurology, Molecular Biology, Rheumatology, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist has co-authored papers with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Jaishri O. Blakeley
  • David A. Stevenson
  • Eric Legius
  • Ludwine Messiaen
  • P. Wolkenstein

Recent publications by Meena Upadhyaya represent contributions to both clinical and genetic aspects of neurological disorders and tumor studies. Key papers include:

  • "Revised diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome: an international consensus recommendation," 2021, Genetics in Medicine
  • "Updated diagnostic criteria and nomenclature for neurofibromatosis type 2 and schwannomatosis: An international consensus recommendation," 2022, Genetics in Medicine
  • "Management of neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibromas," 2022, Neuro-Oncology
  • "High-resolution breakpoint junction mapping of proximally extended D4Z4 deletions in FSHD1 reveals evidence for a founder effect," 2021, Human Molecular Genetics
  • "Natural history of NF1 c.2970_2972del p.(Met992del): confirmation of a low risk of complications in a longitudinal study," 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics

The scientist's works have appeared frequently in journals such as Genetics in Medicine, Neuro-Oncology, Human Molecular Genetics, European Journal of Human Genetics, and BMC Medical Genomics.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of individuals with neurofibromatosis 1

    Rosalie E Ferner;Susan M Huson;Nick Thomas;Celia Moss

  • Estimation of the mutation frequencies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies: a European collaborative study

    E. Nelis;C. van Broeckhoven;E.C.M. Mariman;A.A.W.M. Gabreëls-Festen

  • Genetic linkage of von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis to the nerve growth factor receptor gene

    B.R. Seizinger;G.A. Rouleau;L.J. Ozelius;A.H. Lane

  • Revised diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome: an international consensus recommendation.

    E Legius;L Messiaen;P Wolkenstein;P Pancza

  • Molecular genetics of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).

    Ming Hong Shen;P. S. Harper;M. Upadhyaya

  • Blind analysis of denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography as a tool for mutation detection

    Michael C. O'Donovan;Peter J. Oefner;Stacy C. Roberts;Jehannine Austin

  • PRC2 loss amplifies Ras-driven transcription and confers sensitivity to BRD4-based therapies

    Thomas De Raedt;Eline Beert;Eric Pasmant;Armelle Luscan

  • An absence of cutaneous neurofibromas associated with a 3-bp inframe deletion in Exon 17 of the NF1 gene (c.2970-2972 delAAT): evidence of a clinically significant NF1 genotype-phenotype correlation

    M. Upadhyaya;S. M. Huson;M. Davies;N. Thomas

  • NSD1 Mutations Are the Major Cause of Sotos Syndrome and Occur in Some Cases of Weaver Syndrome but Are Rare in Other Overgrowth Phenotypes

    Jenny Douglas;Sandra Hanks;I. Karen Temple;Sally Davies

  • Correlation between fragment size at D4F104S1 and age at onset or at wheelchair use, with a possible generational effect, accounts for much phenotypic variation in 4q35-facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)

    Peter W. Lunt;Philip E. Jardine;Manuela C. Koch;Julie Maynard

  • The NF1 somatic mutational landscape in sporadic human cancers

    Charlotte Philpott;Hannah Tovell;Ian Martin Frayling;David Neil Cooper

  • NF1 microdeletions in neurofibromatosis type 1: from genotype to phenotype†

    Eric Pasmant;Audrey Sabbagh;Gillian Spurlock;Ingrid Laurendeau

  • Paternal origin of new mutations in von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis.

    D. Jadayel;P. Fain;M. Upadhyaya;M. A. Ponder

  • Large-scale molecular comparison of human schwann cells to malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor cell lines and tissues

    Shyra J. Miller;Fatima Rangwala;Jon Williams;Peter Ackerman

  • Gross deletions of the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene are predominantly of maternal origin and commonly associated with a learning disability, dysmorphic features and developmental delay

    Meena Upadhyaya;M. Ruggieri;Julie Helen Maynard;M. Osborn

  • High Incidence of Noonan Syndrome Features Including Short Stature and Pulmonic Stenosis in Patients carrying NF1 Missense Mutations Affecting p.Arg1809: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation.

    Kitiwan Rojnueangnit;Kitiwan Rojnueangnit;Jing Xie;Alicia Gomes;Angela Sharp

  • Recombination hotspot in NF1 microdeletion patients

    Catalina López-Correa;Michael Dorschner;Hilde Brems;Conxi Lázaro

  • Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in NF1: Evidence for a More Severe Phenotype Associated with Missense Mutations Affecting NF1 Codons 844–848

    Magdalena Koczkowska;Yunjia Chen;Tom Callens;Alicia Gomes

  • Inter-individual differences in CpG methylation at D4Z4 correlate with clinical variability in FSHD1 and FSHD2

    Richard J.L.F. Lemmers;Jelle J. Goeman;Patrick J. van der Vliet;Merlijn P. van Nieuwenhuizen

  • NF1 microdeletions in neurofibromatosis type 1: from genotype to phenotype. Hum Mutat 31:E1506-E1518

    Eric Pasmant;Audrey Sabbagh;Gill Spurlock;Ingrid Laurendeau

Frequent Co-Authors

David Neil Cooper
David Neil Cooper Cardiff University
Peter S. Harper
Peter S. Harper Cardiff University
Ludwine Messiaen
Ludwine Messiaen University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eric Legius
Eric Legius KU Leuven
Nadia Chuzhanova
Nadia Chuzhanova Nottingham Trent University
Mansoor Sarfarazi
Mansoor Sarfarazi University of Connecticut Health Center
D. Gareth Evans
D. Gareth Evans University of Manchester
Jan P. Dumanski
Jan P. Dumanski Uppsala University
Abhijit Guha
Abhijit Guha University of Toronto
Conxi Lázaro
Conxi Lázaro Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge

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