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Overview

Rebecca Schüle is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany. Their research spans several intersecting fields primarily focused on neuroscience, genetics, and medicine. The main academic domains associated with their work include Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, alongside Medicine.

Their research specializes in key subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Genetics, and Cell Biology. These areas underpin investigations into complex neurological and genetic conditions.

Research topics addressed by Schüle cover Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hereditary Neurological Disorders, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, Neurological Diseases and Metabolism, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, as well as Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders.

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Schüle's notable coauthors include Matthis Synofzik, Lüdger Schöls, Andreas Traschütz, Carlo Wilke, and Holm Graeßner.

They have contributed to multiple publications across various scientific journals, with recurrent appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Movement Disorders
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Neurology
  • Brain

Key papers authored or coauthored by Schüle demonstrate a focus on genetic and neurodegenerative research topics:

  • Deep Intronic FGF14 GAA Repeat Expansion in Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Validation of serum neurofilaments as prognostic and potential pharmacodynamic biomarkers for ALS, 2020, Neurology
  • Biallelic mutations in SORD cause a common and potentially treatable hereditary neuropathy with implications for diabetes, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Neurofilaments in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: blood biomarkers at the preataxic and ataxic stage in humans and mice, 2020, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Solve-RD: systematic pan-European data sharing and collaborative analysis to solve rare diseases, 2021, European Journal of Human Genetics

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • Hereditary spastic paraplegia: Clinicogenetic lessons from 608 patients.

    Rebecca Schüle;Sarah Wiethoff;Peter Martus;Kathrin N. Karle;Kathrin N. Karle

  • De novo loss-or gain-of-function mutations in KCNA2 cause epileptic encephalopathy

    Steffen Syrbe;Ulrike B.S. Hedrich;Erik Riesch;Tania Djémié

  • PNPLA6 mutations cause Boucher-Neuhäuser and Gordon Holmes syndromes as part of a broad neurodegenerative spectrum

    Matthis Synofzik;Michael A. Gonzalez;Charles Marques Lourenco;Marie Coutelier;Marie Coutelier

  • Mutations in SLC25A46 , encoding a UGO1-like protein, cause an optic atrophy spectrum disorder

    Alexander J Abrams;Robert B Hufnagel;Adriana Rebelo;Claudia Zanna

  • Alteration of fatty-acid-metabolizing enzymes affects mitochondrial form and function in hereditary spastic paraplegia

    Christelle Tesson;Magdalena Nawara;Magdalena Nawara;Magdalena Nawara;Mustafa A.M. Salih;Rodrigue Rossignol

  • REEP1 mutation spectrum and genotype/phenotype correlation in hereditary spastic paraplegia type 31.

    Christian Beetz;Rebecca Schüle;Tine Deconinck;Khanh Nhat Tran-Viet

  • Alteration of Ganglioside Biosynthesis Responsible for Complex Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

    Amir Boukhris;Amir Boukhris;Rebecca Schule;José L. Loureiro;Charles Marques Lourenço

  • Loss of Function of Glucocerebrosidase GBA2 Is Responsible for Motor Neuron Defects in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

    Elodie Martin;Rebecca Schüle;Katrien Smets;Agnès Rastetter

  • Mutations in the ER-shaping protein reticulon 2 cause the axon-degenerative disorder hereditary spastic paraplegia type 12

    Gladys Montenegro;Adriana P. Rebelo;James Connell;Rachel Allison

  • Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix Saguenay (ARSACS): expanding the genetic, clinical and imaging spectrum

    Matthis Synofzik;Anne S Soehn;Janina Gburek-Augustat;Julia Schicks

  • Mutations in BICD2 Cause Dominant Congenital Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

    Emily C. Oates;Emily C. Oates;Alexander M. Rossor;Majid Hafezparast;Michael Gonzalez

  • Overcoming the divide between ataxias and spastic paraplegias: Shared phenotypes, genes, and pathways.

    Matthis Synofzik;Matthis Synofzik;Rebecca Schüle;Rebecca Schüle

  • Effect of spastic paraplegia mutations in KIF5A kinesin on transport activity

    Bettina Ebbing;Klaudiusz Mann;Agata Starosta;Johann Jaud

  • Genetics of hereditary spastic paraplegias.

    Rebecca Schüle;Ludger Schöls

  • Loss-of-function mutations in the ATP13A2/PARK9 gene cause complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia (SPG78)

    Alejandro Estrada-Cuzcano;Shaun Martin;Teodora Chamova;Matthis Synofzik

  • The Impact of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Dopamine D4 Receptor Genotypes on Neurophysiological Markers of Performance Monitoring

    Ulrike M. Krämer;Toni Cunillera;Estela Càmara;Josep Marco-Pallarés

  • Long‐term course and mutational spectrum of spatacsin‐linked spastic paraplegia

    Ute Hehr;Peter Bauer;Beate Winner;Rebecca Schule

  • High frequency of partial SPAST deletions in autosomal dominant hereditary spastic paraplegia

    C. Beetz;A.O.H. Nygren;J. Schickel;M. Auer-Grumbach

  • Marked accumulation of 27-hydroxycholesterol in SPG5 patients with hereditary spastic paresis

    Rebecca Schüle;Teepu Siddique;Han-Xiang Deng;Yi Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ludger Schöls
Ludger Schöls University of Tübingen
Stephan Züchner
Stephan Züchner University of Miami
Thomas Klopstock
Thomas Klopstock Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Peter De Jonghe
Peter De Jonghe University of Antwerp
Giovanni Stevanin
Giovanni Stevanin Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Jan Kassubek
Jan Kassubek University of Ulm
Alexandra Durr
Alexandra Durr Sorbonne University
Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells
Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Tobias B. Haack
Tobias B. Haack University of Tübingen
Alexis Brice
Alexis Brice Institut du Cerveau

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