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Vera M. Kalscheuer

Vera M. Kalscheuer

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Genetics

D-Index
78
Citations
18567
World Ranking
1719
National Ranking
127

Overview

Vera M. Kalscheuer is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a focus on molecular biology and genetics subfields. Their research also intersects with plant science, neurology, and biological psychiatry.

Kalscheuer's work covers a variety of topics including:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Recent publications illustrate a focus on genetic diseases, genome sequencing, and chromosomal rearrangements. Key recent papers include:

  • "Aberrant phase separation and nucleolar dysfunction in rare genetic diseases" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Hi-C Identifies Complex Genomic Rearrangements and TAD-Shuffling in Developmental Diseases" (2020), published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Integration of Hi-C with short and long-read genome sequencing reveals the structure of germline rearranged genomes" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Systematic analysis and prediction of genes associated with monogenic disorders on human chromosome X" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Functional and clinical studies reveal pathophysiological complexity of CLCN4-related neurodevelopmental condition" (2022), published in Molecular Psychiatry

Kalscheuer frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Psychiatry

They collaborate regularly with several researchers who have coauthored multiple works:

  • Malte Spielmann
  • Amélie Piton
  • Vanessa Suckow
  • Kimia Kahrizi
  • Hossein Najmabadi

Best Publications

  • Deep sequencing reveals 50 novel genes for recessive cognitive disorders

    Hossein Najmabadi;Hao Hu;Masoud Garshasbi;Tomasz Zemojtel

  • Germline KRAS mutations cause Noonan syndrome

    Suzanne Schubbert;Martin Zenker;Sara L . Rowe;Silke Böll

  • Mutations in GRIN2A and GRIN2B encoding regulatory subunits of NMDA receptors cause variable neurodevelopmental phenotypes.

    Sabine Endele;Georg Rosenberger;Kirsten Geider;Bernt Popp

  • Mutations in the JARID1C gene, which is involved in transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling, cause X-linked mental retardation.

    Lars Riff Jensen;Marion Amende;Ulf Gurok;Bettina Moser

  • Mutations in the X-Linked Cyclin-Dependent Kinase–Like 5 (CDKL5/STK9) Gene Are Associated with Severe Neurodevelopmental Retardation

    Jiong Tao;Hilde Van Esch;M. Hagedorn-Greiwe;Kirsten Hoffmann

  • Disruption of the serine/threonine kinase 9 gene causes severe X-linked infantile spasms and mental retardation

    Vera M. Kalscheuer;Jiong Tao;Andrew Donnelly;Georgina Hollway

  • ARX, a novel Prd-class-homeobox gene highly expressed in the telencephalon, is mutated in X-linked mental retardation

    Thierry Bienvenu;Karine Poirier;Gaelle Friocourt;Nadia Bahi

  • Transcription Factor SOX3 Is Involved in X-Linked Mental Retardation with Growth Hormone Deficiency

    Frederic Laumonnier;Nathalie Ronce;Ben C.J. Hamel;Paul Thomas

  • 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

  • X-exome sequencing of 405 unresolved families identifies seven novel intellectual disability genes

    H. Hu;S. A. Haas;J. Chelly;J. Chelly;H. Van Esch

  • The insulin-like growth factor type-2 receptor gene is imprinted in the mouse but not in humans.

    Vera M. Kalscheuer;Edwin C. Mariman;Marga T. Schepens;Helga Rehder

  • CDKL5 ensures excitatory synapse stability by reinforcing NGL-1–PSD95 interaction in the postsynaptic compartment and is impaired in patient iPSC-derived neurons

    Sara Ricciardi;Federica Ungaro;Melanie Hambrock;Nils Rademacher

  • Functional implications of the spectrum of mutations found in 234 cases with X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS)

    J.T. Dendunnen;T. Kraayenbrink;T. Kraayenbrink;M. van Schooneveld;M. van Schooneveld;E. van de Vosse

  • Mutations in the small GTPase gene RAB39B are responsible for X-linked mental retardation associated with autism, epilepsy, and macrocephaly.

    Maila Giannandrea;Veronica Bianchi;Maria Lidia Mignogna;Alessandra Sirri

  • Mutations in RAB39B cause X-linked intellectual disability and early-onset Parkinson disease with α-synuclein pathology.

    Gabrielle Rosalie Anne-Ma Wilson;Joe Chou Hung Sim;Catriona Ann McLean;Maila Giannandrea

  • Agenesis and dysgenesis of the corpus callosum: clinical, genetic and neuroimaging findings in a series of 41 patients.

    Chayim Can Schell-Apacik;Kristina Wagner;Moritz Bihler;Birgit Ertl-Wagner

  • WDR11, a WD protein that interacts with transcription factor EMX1, is mutated in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and Kallmann syndrome.

    Hyung Goo Kim;Hyung Goo Kim;Hyung Goo Kim;Jang Won Ahn;Ingo Kurth;Reinhard Ullmann

  • Genetics of intellectual disability in consanguineous families

    Hao Hu;Hao Hu;Kimia Kahrizi;Luciana Musante;Zohreh Fattahi

  • Spectrum of mutations in PTPN11 and genotype-phenotype correlation in 96 patients with Noonan syndrome and five patients with cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome.

    Luciana Musante;Hans G. Kehl;Frank Majewski;Peter Meinecke

  • The epsilon-sarcoglycan gene (SGCE), mutated in myoclonus-dystonia syndrome, is maternally imprinted

    Monika Grabowski;Alexander Zimprich;Bettina Lorenz-Depiereux;Vera Kalscheuer

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Hilger Ropers
Hans-Hilger Ropers Max Planck Society
Stefan A. Haas
Stefan A. Haas Max Planck Society
Andreas Tzschach
Andreas Tzschach University of Freiburg
Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide
Jamel Chelly
Jamel Chelly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Reinhard Ullmann
Reinhard Ullmann Max Planck Society
Niels Tommerup
Niels Tommerup University of Copenhagen
Eric Haan
Eric Haan University of Adelaide
Tjitske Kleefstra
Tjitske Kleefstra Erasmus University Rotterdam

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