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Yvonne G. Weber is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work primarily focuses on genetics, molecular biology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Genomics and rare diseases
  • EEG and brain-computer interfaces
  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Metabolism and genetic disorders

Yvonne G. Weber has authored numerous papers, some of which include:

  • Current practice in diagnostic genetic testing of the epilepsies, 2022, Epileptic Disorders
  • Gene family information facilitates variant interpretation and identification of disease-associated genes in neurodevelopmental disorders, 2020, Genome Medicine
  • Sub-genic intolerance, ClinVar, and the epilepsies: A whole-exome sequencing study of 29,165 individuals, 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Natural History Study of STXBP1-Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Into Adulthood, 2022, Neurology
  • Phenotypic and genetic spectrum of epilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizures, 2020, Epilepsia

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Stefan Wolking
  • Ingo Helbig
  • Henner Koch
  • Holger Lerche
  • Patrick May

Yvonne G. Weber publishes frequently in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Clinical Epileptology
  • Epilepsia

Best Publications

  • Histopathological Findings in Brain Tissue Obtained during Epilepsy Surgery.

    Blumcke I;Spreafico R;Haaker G;Coras R

  • 15q13.3 microdeletions increase risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy

    Ingo Helbig;Heather C. Mefford;Andrew J. Sharp;Michel Guipponi

  • Recurrent microdeletions at 15q11.2 and 16p13.11 predispose to idiopathic generalized epilepsies

    Carolien G F De Kovel;Holger Trucks;Ingo Helbig;Heather C. Mefford

  • Mutations in GRIN2A cause idiopathic focal epilepsy with rolandic spikes

    Johannes R Lemke;Dennis Lal;Eva M Reinthaler;Isabelle Steiner

  • Genome-wide mega-analysis identifies 16 loci and highlights diverse biological mechanisms in the common epilepsies

    Bassel Abou-Khalil;Pauls Auce;Andreja Avbersek;Melanie Bahlo

  • Seizure control and treatment in pregnancy: Observations from the EURAP epilepsy pregnancy registry

    Torbjörn Tomson;D. Battino;E. Bonizzoni;J. Craig

  • Targeted next generation sequencing as a diagnostic tool in epileptic disorders

    Johannes R. Lemke;Erik Riesch;Tim Scheurenbrand;Max Schubach

  • GLUT1 mutations are a cause of paroxysmal exertion-induced dyskinesias and induce hemolytic anemia by a cation leak

    Yvonne G. Weber;Alexander Storch;Thomas V. Wuttke;Knut Brockmann

  • Paroxysmal exercise-induced dyskinesia and epilepsy is due to mutations in SLC2A1, encoding the glucose transporter GLUT1.

    Arvid Suls;Peter Dedeken;Karolien Goffin;Hilde Van Esch

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

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

  • Early-onset absence epilepsy caused by mutations in the glucose transporter GLUT1.

    Arvid Suls;Saul A. Mullen;Yvonne G. Weber;Kristien Verhaert

  • De novo variants in neurodevelopmental disorders with epilepsy.

    Henrike O. Heyne;Tarjinder Singh;Tarjinder Singh;Hannah Stamberger;Rami Abou Jamra

  • De Novo Loss-of-Function Mutations in CHD2 Cause a Fever-Sensitive Myoclonic Epileptic Encephalopathy Sharing Features with Dravet Syndrome

    Arvid Suls;Johanna A. Jaehn;Angela Kecskés;Yvonne Weber

  • De novo mutations in HCN1 cause early infantile epileptic encephalopathy

    Caroline Nava;Carine Dalle;Agnès Rastetter;Pasquale Striano

  • A mutation in the GABA(A) receptor alpha(1)-subunit is associated with absence epilepsy.

    Snezana Maljevic;Klaus Krampfl;Joana Cobilanschi;Nikola Tilgen

  • Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) for Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial (cMPsE02).

    S. Bauer;S. Bauer;H. Baier;C. Baumgartner;K. Bohlmann

  • Mutations in STX1B, encoding a presynaptic protein, cause fever-associated epilepsy syndromes.

    Julian Schubert;Aleksandra Siekierska;Mélanie Langlois;Patrick May

  • A prospective, multicenter study of cardiac-based seizure detection to activate vagus nerve stimulation

    Paul Boon;Kristl Vonck;Kenou van Rijckevorsel;Riem El Tahry

  • Epilepsy, hippocampal sclerosis and febrile seizures linked by common genetic variation around SCN1A

    Dalia Kasperavičiūtė;Claudia B. Catarino;Claudia B. Catarino;Mar Matarin;Costin Leu

  • Benign infantile seizures and paroxysmal dyskinesia caused by an SCN8A mutation

    Elena Gardella;Felicitas Becker;Rikke S. Møller;Julian Schubert

  • Erratum: De Novo Mutations in Synaptic Transmission Genes Including DNM1 Cause Epileptic Encephalopathies (American Journal of Human Genetics (2014) 95(4) (360–370)(S0002929714003838)(10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.08.013))

    Silke Appenzeller;Rudi Balling;Nina Barisic;Stéphanie Baulac

Frequent Co-Authors

Holger Lerche
Holger Lerche University of Tübingen
Ingo Helbig
Ingo Helbig Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Rikke S. Møller
Rikke S. Møller University of Southern Denmark
Sarah Weckhuysen
Sarah Weckhuysen University of Antwerp
Thomas Sander
Thomas Sander University of Cologne
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
Renzo Guerrini
Renzo Guerrini University of Florence
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Felix Rosenow
Felix Rosenow Goethe University Frankfurt
Federico Zara
Federico Zara University of Genoa

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