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2024

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  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award

Overview

Nicolas Lévy is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and has an extensive research profile primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with 96 publications, as well as Medicine, with 47 publications. Their subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, Neurology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research topics encompass several areas related to muscle and neurological disorders, RNA mechanisms, and genomic studies. Notable main topics covered in their work are:

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • Hereditary Neurological Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

The scientist has published in a variety of venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cells
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Genes
  • Biomedicines

Recent publications by Nicolas Lévy include the following:

  • Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection with a different genotype (2020) - Journal of Infection
  • Multilineage Differentiation for Formation of Innervated Skeletal Muscle Fibers from Healthy and Diseased Human Pluripotent Stem Cells (2020) - Cells
  • Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: Rejuvenating old drugs to fight accelerated ageing (2020) - Methods
  • Novel CAPN3 variant associated with an autosomal dominant calpainopathy (2020) - Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
  • The Dysferlin Transcript Containing the Alternative Exon 40a is Essential for Myocyte Functions (2021) - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Collaborative work features several frequent co-authors, with the most common collaborators being:

  • Marc Bartoli
  • Martin Krahn
  • Shahram Attarian
  • Mathieu Cérino
  • Svetlana Gorokhova

Best Publications

  • Lamin a truncation in hutchinson-gilford progeria

    Annachiara De Sandre-Giovannoli;Rafaëlle Bernard;Pierre Cau;Claire Navarro

  • Homozygous defects in LMNA, encoding lamin A/C nuclear-envelope proteins, cause autosomal recessive axonal neuropathy in human (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorder type 2) and mouse.

    Annachiara De Sandre-Giovannoli;Malika Chaouch;Serguei Kozlov;Jean Michel Vallat

  • Combined treatment with statins and aminobisphosphonates extends longevity in a mouse model of human premature aging.

    Ignacio Varela;Sandrine Pereira;Alejandro P Ugalde;Claire L Navarro

  • Splicing-directed therapy in a new mouse model of human accelerated aging.

    Fernando G. Osorio;Claire L. Navarro;Juan Cadiñanos;Isabel C. López-Mejía

  • Lamin A and ZMPSTE24 (FACE-1) defects cause nuclear disorganization and identify restrictive dermopathy as a lethal neonatal laminopathy

    Claire L. Navarro;Annachiara De Sandre-Giovannoli;Rafaëlle Bernard;Irène Boccaccio

  • Loss of ZMPSTE24 (FACE-1) causes autosomal recessive restrictive dermopathy and accumulation of Lamin A precursors

    Claire L. Navarro;Juan Cadiñanos;Annachiara De Sandre-Giovannoli;Rafaëlle Bernard

  • SRPX2 mutations in disorders of language cortex and cognition

    Patrice Roll;Gabrielle Rudolf;Sandrine Pereira;Barbara Royer

  • Immortalized pathological human myoblasts: towards a universal tool for the study of neuromuscular disorders

    Kamel Mamchaoui;Kamel Mamchaoui;Kamel Mamchaoui;Capucine Trollet;Capucine Trollet;Capucine Trollet;Anne Bigot;Anne Bigot;Anne Bigot;Elisa Negroni;Elisa Negroni;Elisa Negroni

  • Phenotypic Study in 40 Patients With Dysferlin Gene Mutations: High Frequency of Atypical Phenotypes

    Karine Nguyen;Guillaume Bassez;Martin Krahn;Rafaelle Bernard

  • Genotype-phenotype correlation in Costello syndrome: HRAS mutation analysis in 43 cases

    B. Kerr;M. A. Delrue;S. Sigaudy;R. Perveen

  • Molecular bases of progeroid syndromes

    Claire L. Navarro;Pierre Cau;Nicolas Lévy

  • Exome Sequencing and Functional Analysis Identifies BANF1 Mutation as the Cause of a Hereditary Progeroid Syndrome

    Xose S. Puente;Victor Quesada;Fernando G. Osorio;Rubén Cabanillas

  • Texture indexes and gray level size zone matrix. Application to cell nuclei classification

    Guillaume Thibault;Bernard Fertil;Claire Navarro;Sandrine Pereira

  • Random walk with restart on multiplex and heterogeneous biological networks

    Alberto Valdeolivas;Laurent Tichit;Claire Navarro;Sophie Perrin

  • Genes for hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies: a genotype-phenotype correlation.

    Annelies Rotthier;Jonathan Baets;Els De Vriendt;An Jacobs

  • Sequence family variant loss from the AZFc interval of the human Y chromosome, but not gene copy loss, is strongly associated with male infertility

    N Machev;N Saut;G Longepied;P Terriou

  • Shape and texture indexes application to cell nuclei classification

    Guillaume Thibault;Bernard Fertil;Claire Navarro;Sandrine Pereira

  • Mutations in FGD4 Encoding the Rho GDP/GTP Exchange Factor FRABIN Cause Autosomal Recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 4H

    Valérie Delague;Arnaud Jacquier;Tarik Hamadouche;Tarik Hamadouche;Yannick Poitelon

  • Constitutive Activation of the Calcium Sensor STIM1 Causes Tubular-Aggregate Myopathy

    Johann Böhm;Frédéric Chevessier;André Maues De Paula;André Maues De Paula;Catherine Koch

  • LMNA mutations in atypical Werner's syndrome [5] (multiple letters)

    C. Vigouroux;F. Caux;J. Capeau;S. Christin-Maitre

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Béroud
Christophe Béroud Aix-Marseille University
Carlos López-Otín
Carlos López-Otín University of Oviedo
André Mégarbané
André Mégarbané Lebanese American University
Bruno Eymard
Bruno Eymard Université Paris Cité
Michael J. Mitchell
Michael J. Mitchell University of Pennsylvania
Dominique Figarella-Branger
Dominique Figarella-Branger Aix-Marseille University
Gisèle Bonne
Gisèle Bonne Université Paris Cité
Isabelle Richard
Isabelle Richard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Berge A. Minassian
Berge A. Minassian The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jean-François Deleuze
Jean-François Deleuze University of Paris-Saclay

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