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Patricia L. Kramer is affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Psychology, Neuroscience, and Medicine, with significant contributions in Clinical Psychology, Genetics, and Cognitive Neuroscience as well as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The scientific topics addressed in their work include:

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Williams Syndrome Research
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Publication venues where Patricia L. Kramer has frequently published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Genetic Counseling
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Recent papers by Patricia L. Kramer illustrate the breadth of their research interests, covering various neuropsychiatric and genetic topics. These include:

  • "Synaptic processes and immune-related pathways implicated in Tourette syndrome," 2021, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Clinical and EEG factors associated with antiseizure medication resistance in idiopathic generalized epilepsy," 2021, published in Epilepsia
  • "Whole-exome sequencing identifies genes associated with Tourette's disorder in multiplex families," 2021, published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Development and validation of a predictive model of drug-resistant genetic generalized epilepsy," 2020, published in Neurology
  • "Polygenic risk score-based phenome-wide association study identifies novel associations for Tourette syndrome," 2023, published in Translational Psychiatry

Collaborations have been noted with frequent coauthors including Jay A. Tischfield, Andrea Dietrich, Thomas Fernandez, Dongmei Yu, and Daniëlle C. Cath, reflecting sustained partnerships in research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6E, CD2AP, CD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    Adam C. Naj;Gyungah Jun;Gary W. Beecham;Li-San Wang

  • The early-onset torsion dystonia gene (DYT1) encodes an ATP-binding protein

    Laurie J. Ozelius;Jeffrey W. Hewett;Curtis E. Page;Susan B. Bressman

  • Episodic ataxia/myokymia syndrome is associated with point mutations in the human potassium channel gene, KCNA1.

    David L. Browne;Stephen T. Gancher;John G. Nutt;Ewout R. P. Brunt

  • Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract Associated with a Missense Mutation in the Human Alpha Crystallin Gene CRYAA

    Michael Litt;Patricia Kramer;Dante M. LaMorticella;William Murphey

  • PLA2G6, encoding a phospholipase A2, is mutated in neurodegenerative disorders with high brain iron

    Neil V Morgan;Shawn K Westaway;Jenny E V Morton;Allison Gregory

  • Genetic analysis of idiopathic torsion dystonia in Ashkenazi Jews and their recent descent from a small founder population.

    Neil Risch;Neil Risch;Deborah de Leon;Laurie Ozelius;Patricia Kramer

  • Meta-analysis confirms CR1, CLU, and PICALM as Alzheimer disease risk loci and reveals interactions with APOE genotypes.

    Gyungah Jun;Adam C. Naj;Gary W. Beecham;Li San Wang

  • Common genetic variants in the CLDN2 and PRSS1-PRSS2 loci alter risk for alcohol-related and sporadic pancreatitis

    David C. Whitcomb;Jessica LaRusch;Alyssa M. Krasinskas;Lambertus Klei

  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis of neuropathologic features of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

    Gary W. Beecham;Kara Hamilton;Adam C. Naj;Eden R. Martin

  • Lewy body Parkinson's disease in a large pedigree with 77 Parkin mutation carriers.

    Peter P. Pramstaller;Michael G. Schlossmacher;Michael G. Schlossmacher;Thomas S. Jacques;Francesco Scaravilli

  • Human gene for torsion dystonia located on chromosome 9q32-q34.

    Laurie Ozelius;Patricia L. Kramer;Carol B. Moskowitz;David J. Kwiatkowski

  • Autosomal Dominant Cerulean Cataract Is Associated with a Chain Termination Mutation in the Human β-Crystallin Gene CRYBB2

    Michael Litt;Roque Carrero-Valenzuela;Dante M. LaMorticella;Dennis W. Schultz

  • Distribution, type, and origin of Parkin mutations: Review and case studies

    Katja Hedrich;Cordula Eskelson;Beth Wilmot;Karen Marder

  • Parkin deletions in a family with adult‐onset, tremor‐dominant parkinsonism: Expanding the phenotype

    Christine Klein;Peter P. Pramstaller;Bernhard Kis;Curtis C. Page

  • Mapping a gene for adult-onset primary open-angle glaucoma to chromosome 3q.

    M K Wirtz;J R Samples;P L Kramer;K Rust

  • Evidence for a role of the rare p.A152T variant in MAPT in increasing the risk for FTD-spectrum and Alzheimer's diseases

    Giovanni Coppola;Subashchandrabose Chinnathambi;Jason Ji Yong Lee;Beth A. Dombroski

  • GLC1F, a new primary open-angle glaucoma locus, maps to 7q35-q36.

    Mary K. Wirtz;John R. Samples;Kristal Rust;Jennifer Lie

  • Autosomal-dominant congenital cataract associated with a deletion mutation in the human beaded filament protein gene BFSP2.

    Petra M. Jakobs;John F. Hess;Paul G. FitzGerald;Patricia Kramer

  • Novel mutation in the TOR1A (DYT1) gene in atypical early onset dystonia and polymorphisms in dystonia and early onset parkinsonism.

    Joanne Chung On Leung;Christine Klein;Jennifer Friedman;Peter Vieregge

  • Idiopathic torsion dystonia linked to chromosome 8 in two Mennonite families.

    L. Almasy;S. B. Bressman;D. Raymond;P. L. Kramer

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurie J. Ozelius
Laurie J. Ozelius Harvard University
Xandra O. Breakefield
Xandra O. Breakefield Harvard University
Christine Klein
Christine Klein University of Lübeck
Susan B. Bressman
Susan B. Bressman Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mitchell F. Brin
Mitchell F. Brin Allergan (Ireland)
Jeffrey Kaye
Jeffrey Kaye Oregon Health & Science University
Neil Risch
Neil Risch University of California, San Francisco
Stanley Fahn
Stanley Fahn Columbia University
David A. Bennett
David A. Bennett Rush University Medical Center
James F. Gusella
James F. Gusella Harvard University

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