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Susan E. Folstein is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research work spans fields related to neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, genetics, and molecular biology subfields.

The primary topics that characterize their body of work are:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "THE STORY OF THE FIRST TWIN STUDY OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER" (2020) published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • "A novel approach of homozygous haplotype sharing identifies candidate genes in autism spectrum disorder" (2020) published by UNC Libraries
  • "Individual common variants exert weak effects on the risk for autism spectrum disorders" (2020) published by UNC Libraries

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Jillian P. Casey
  • Judith Conroy
  • Richard Anney
  • Joana Almeida
  • Elena Bacchelli

In terms of publication venues, their work has appeared primarily in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • “Mini-mental state”: A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician

    Marshal F. Folstein;Marshal F. Folstein;Susan E B Folstein;Susan E B Folstein;Paul R. McHugh;Paul R. McHugh

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Autism: Interview Development and Rates of Disorders

    Ovsanna T. Leyfer;Susan E. Folstein;Susan Bacalman;Naomi O. Davis;Naomi O. Davis

  • INFANTILE AUTISM: A GENETIC STUDY OF 21 TWIN PAIRS

    Susan Folstein;Michael Rutter

  • Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

    Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

  • Trinucleotide repeat length instability and age of onset in Huntington's disease

    M Duyao;C Ambrose;R Myers;A Novelletto

  • Genetics of autism: complex aetiology for a heterogeneous disorder.

    Susan E. Folstein;Beth Rosen-Sheidley

  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

  • Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

    Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

  • A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Regina Regan

  • Atypical behaviors in children with autism and children with a history of language impairment.

    Kelli C. Dominick;Naomi Ornstein Davis;Janet Lainhart;Helen Tager-Flusberg

  • Macrocephaly in Children and Adults With Autism

    Janet E. Lainhart;Joseph Piven;Maryann Wzorek;Rebecca Landa

  • Genetic influences and infantile autism

    Susan Folstein;Michael Rutter

  • Allelic heterogeneity at the serotonin transporter locus (SLC6A4) confers susceptibility to autism and rigid-compulsive behaviors

    James S. Sutcliffe;Ryan J. Delahanty;Harish C. Prasad;Jacob L. McCauley

  • Diagnosing Autism: Analyses of Data from the Autism Diagnostic Interview

    Catherine Lord;Andrew Pickles;John McLennan;Michael Rutter

  • Head circumference and height in autism: a study by the Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism.

    Janet E. Lainhart;Erin D. Bigler;Erin D. Bigler;Maureen Bocian;Hilary Coon

  • Early loss of neostriatal striosome neurons in Huntington's disease.

    John C. Hedreen;Susan E. Folstein

  • Huntington's disease gene (IT15) is widely expressed in human and rat tissues.

    S.-H. Li;G. Schilling;W.S. Young;X.-. Li

  • Evidence for linkage of bipolar disorder to chromosome 18 with a parent-of-origin effect.

    O C Stine;J Xu;R Koskela;F J McMahon

  • Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Piven
Joseph Piven University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marshal F. Folstein
Marshal F. Folstein Johns Hopkins University
Jason Brandt
Jason Brandt Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
James S. Sutcliffe
James S. Sutcliffe Vanderbilt University
Catalina Betancur
Catalina Betancur Sorbonne University
Jonathan L. Haines
Jonathan L. Haines Case Western Reserve University
Geraldine Dawson
Geraldine Dawson Duke University
Catherine Lord
Catherine Lord University of California, Los Angeles
Val C. Sheffield
Val C. Sheffield University of Iowa
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance University of Miami

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