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Overview

Ruth Newbury-Ecob is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their scholarly contributions are primarily situated within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant emphasis on Genetics and Molecular Biology subfields.

The primary research topics covered by their work include:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Cancer-related gene regulation

Their recent papers reflect a focus on genetic disorders, developmental disorders, and neurodevelopmental mechanisms. Notable publications include:

  • Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data (2020, Nature)
  • The contribution of X-linked coding variation to severe developmental disorders (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Mutation-specific pathophysiological mechanisms define different neurodevelopmental disorders associated with SATB1 dysfunction (2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics)
  • SLC12A2 variants cause a neurodevelopmental disorder or cochleovestibular defect (2020, Brain)
  • Novel truncating mutations in CTNND1 cause a dominant craniofacial and cardiac syndrome (2020, Human Molecular Genetics)

Frequent collaborative partners in their research include:

  • Sally Ann Lynch
  • John Dean
  • Shelagh Joss
  • Shane McKee
  • Swati Naik

They have published multiple articles in the following venues with a repeated focus on genetics and medical genetics:

  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • Brain
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • Holt-Oram syndrome is caused by mutations in TBX5, a member of the Brachyury ( T ) gene family

    Li Qy;Newbury-Ecob Ra;Newbury-Ecob Ra;Terrett Ja;Wilson Di

  • Heterozygous germline mutations in the p53 homolog p63 are the cause of EEC syndrome.

    Jacopo Celli;Pascal Duijf;Ben C.J Hamel;Michael Bamshad

  • Prenatal exome sequencing analysis in fetal structural anomalies detected by ultrasonography (PAGE): a cohort study

    Jenny Lord;Dominic J McMullan;Ruth Y Eberhardt;Gabriele Rinck

  • Distinct genetic architectures for syndromic and nonsyndromic congenital heart defects identified by exome sequencing

    Alejandro Sifrim;Marc-Phillip Hitz;Anna Wilsdon;Jeroen Breckpot

  • Evidence for 28 genetic disorders discovered by combining healthcare and research data

    J Kaplanis;K E Samocha;L Wiel;Z Zhang

  • Rare loss-of-function variants in SETD1A are associated with schizophrenia and developmental disorders

    Tarjinder Singh;Mitja I Kurki;David Curtis;Shaun M Purcell

  • Compound inheritance of a low-frequency regulatory SNP and a rare null mutation in exon-junction complex subunit RBM8A causes TAR syndrome

    Cornelis A. Albers;Cornelis A. Albers;Cornelis A. Albers;Dirk S. Paul;Harald Schulze;Kathleen Freson

  • p63 Gene mutations in EEC syndrome, limb-mammary syndrome, and isolated split hand-split foot malformation suggest a genotype-phenotype correlation

    Hans van Bokhoven;Ben C.J. Hamel;Mike Bamshad;Eugenio Sangiorgi

  • Complex inheritance pattern resembling autosomal recessive inheritance involving a microdeletion in thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome.

    Eva Klopocki;Harald Schulze;Gabriele Strauß;Claus-Eric Ott

  • Mutations in DDX3X are a common cause of unexplained intellectual disability with gender-specific effects on wnt signaling

    Lot Snijders Blok;Erik Madsen;Jane Juusola;Christian Gilissen

  • De novo nonsense mutations in ASXL1 cause Bohring-Opitz syndrome

    Alexander Hoischen;Bregje W M van Bon;Benjamín Rodríguez-Santiago;Benjamín Rodríguez-Santiago;Christian Gilissen

  • Molecular and Clinical Analyses of Greig Cephalopolysyndactyly and Pallister-Hall Syndromes: Robust Phenotype Prediction from the Type and Position of GLI3 Mutations

    Jennifer J. Johnston;Isabelle Olivos-Glander;Christina Killoran;Emma Elson

  • Exome Sequencing Identifies a DYNC1H1 Mutation in a Large Pedigree with Dominant Axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

    Michael N. Weedon;Robert Hastings;Richard Caswell;Weijia Xie

  • Histone Lysine Methylases and Demethylases in the Landscape of Human Developmental Disorders

    Víctor Faundes;Víctor Faundes;William G. Newman;Laura Bernardini;Natalie Canham

  • Mutations in genes encoding the cadherin receptor-ligand pair DCHS1 and FAT4 disrupt cerebral cortical development

    Silvia Cappello;Mary J Gray;Caroline Badouel;Caroline Badouel;Simona Lange

  • Mutations of the catalytic subunit of RAB3GAP cause Warburg Micro syndrome

    Irene A Aligianis;Colin A Johnson;Paul Gissen;Dongrong Chen

  • CDKL5 mutations cause infantile spasms, early onset seizures, and severe mental retardation in female patients

    H L Archer;J Evans;S Edwards;J Colley

  • Mutations at the SALL4 locus on chromosome 20 result in a range of clinically overlapping phenotypes, including Okihiro syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, acro-renal-ocular syndrome, and patients previously reported to represent thalidomide embryopathy

    J Kohlhase;L Schubert;M Liebers;A Rauch

  • Prenatal exome sequencing analysis in fetal structural anomalies detected by ultrasonography (PAGE): a cohort study

    Lord J;McMullan Dj;Eberhardt Ry;Rinck G

  • OPD-spectrum Disorders Clinical Collaborative Group. Localized mutations in the gene encoding the cytoskeletal protein filamin A cause diverse malformations in humans

    SP Robertson;Twigg;AJ Sutherland-Smith;Biancalana

Frequent Co-Authors

Han G. Brunner
Han G. Brunner Radboud University
Simon E. Fisher
Simon E. Fisher Max Planck Society
Matthew E. Hurles
Matthew E. Hurles Wellcome Sanger Institute
Tjitske Kleefstra
Tjitske Kleefstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Sally Ann Lynch
Sally Ann Lynch University College Dublin
Willem H. Ouwehand
Willem H. Ouwehand University of Cambridge
Sahar Mansour
Sahar Mansour St George's, University of London
Judith A. Goodship
Judith A. Goodship Newcastle University
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers
Lisenka E.L.M. Vissers Radboud University
Rolph Pfundt
Rolph Pfundt Radboud University

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