Mefford, Heather C.

Multiplex Targeted Sequencing Identifies Recurrently Mutated Genes in Autism Spectrum Disorders

O’Roak, B. J., Vives, L., Fu, W., Egertson, J. D., Stanaway, I. B., Phelps, I. G., Carvill, G., Kumar, A., Lee, C., Ankenman, K., et al. (2012) · Science

Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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SFARI Gene 2.0: a community-driven knowledgebase for the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)

Abrahams, B. S., Arking, D. E., Campbell, D. B., Mefford, H. C., Morrow, E. M., Weiss, L. A., Menashe, I., Wadkins, T., Banerjee-Basu, S., & Packer, A. (2013) · Molecular Autism

Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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Recurrent rearrangements of chromosome 1q21.1 and variable pediatric phenotypes

Mefford, H. C., Sharp, A. J., Baker, C., Itsara, A., Jiang, Z., Buysse, K., Huang, S., Maloney, V. K., Crolla, J. A., Baralle, D., et al. (2008) · New England Journal of Medicine

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenome Rearrangement Algorithms

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Disruptive CHD8 Mutations Define a Subtype of Autism Early in Development

Bernier, R., Golzio, C., Xiong, B., Stessman, H. A., Coe, B. P., Penn, O., Witherspoon, K., Gerdts, J., Baker, C., Vulto-van Silfhout, A. T., et al. (2014) · Cell

Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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Refining analyses of copy number variation identifies specific genes associated with developmental delay

Coe, B. P., Witherspoon, K., Rosenfeld, J. A., van Bon, B. W. M., Vulto-van Silfhout, A. T., Bosco, P., Friend, K. L., Baker, C., Buono, S., Vissers, L. E. L. M., et al. (2014) · Nature Genetics

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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Targeted resequencing in epileptic encephalopathies identifies de novo mutations in CHD2 and SYNGAP1

Carvill, G. L., Heavin, S. B., Yendle, S. C., McMahon, J. M., O'Roak, B. J., Cook, J., Khan, A., Dorschner, M. O., Weaver, M., Calvert, S., et al. (2013) · Nature Genetics

Epilepsy research and treatmentGenomics and Rare Diseases

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A recurrent 16p12.1 microdeletion supports a two-hit model for severe developmental delay

Girirajan, S., Rosenfeld, J. A., Cooper, G. M., Antonacci, F., Siswara, P., Itsara, A., Vives, L., Walsh, T., McCarthy, S. E., Baker, C., et al. (2010) · Nature Genetics

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenome Rearrangement Algorithms

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Population analysis of large copy number variants and hotspots of human genetic disease

Itsara, A., Cooper, G. M., Baker, C., Girirajan, S., Li, J., Absher, D., Krauss, R. M., Myers, R. M., Ridker, P. M., Chasman, D. I., et al. (2009) · The American Journal of Human Genetics

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

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A recurrent 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome associated with mental retardation and seizures.

Sharp, A. J., Mefford, H. C., Li, K., Baker, C., Skinner, C., Stevenson, R. E., Schroer, R. J., Novara, F., De Gregori, M., Ciccone, R., et al. (2008) · Nature Genetics

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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

Helbig, I., Mefford, H. C., Sharp, A. J., Guipponi, M., Fichera, M., Franke, A., Muhle, H., de Kovel, C., Baker, C., von Spiczak, S., et al. (2009) · Nature Genetics

Epilepsy research and treatmentGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

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Genome-wide copy number variation in epilepsy: novel susceptibility loci in idiopathic generalized and focal epilepsies

Mefford, H. C., Muhle, H., Ostertag, P., von Spiczak, S., Buysse, K., Baker, C., Franke, A., Malafosse, A., Genton, P., Thomas, P., et al. (2010) · PLoS Genetics

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesEpilepsy research and treatment

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

de Kovel, C. G. F., Trucks, H., Helbig, I., Mefford, H. C., Baker, C., Leu, C., Kluck, C., Muhle, H., von Spiczak, S., Ostertag, P., et al. (2010) · Brain

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesEpilepsy research and treatment

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High Rate of Recurrent De Novo Mutations in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies

Hamdan, F. F., Myers, C. T., Cossette, P., Lemay, P., Spiegelman, D., Laporte, A. D., Nassif, C., Diallo, O., Monlong, J., Cadieux-Dion, M., et al. (2017) · The American Journal of Human Genetics

Epilepsy research and treatmentGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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De Novo Mutations in Synaptic Transmission Genes Including DNM1 Cause Epileptic Encephalopathies

Appenzeller, S., Balling, R., Barisic, N., Baulac, S., Caglayan, H., Craiu, D., De Jonghe, P., Depienne, C., Dimova, P., Djémié, T., et al. (2014) · The American Journal of Human Genetics

Epilepsy research and treatmentGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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Genomics, Intellectual Disability, and Autism

Mefford, H. C., Batshaw, M. L., & Hoffman, E. P. (2012) · New England Journal of Medicine

Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersAutism Spectrum Disorder Research

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De Novo Mutations in SLC1A2 and CACNA1A Are Important Causes of Epileptic Encephalopathies

Myers, C. T., McMahon, J. M., Schneider, A. L., Petrovski, S., Allen, A. S., Carvill, G. L., Zemel, M., Saykally, J. E., LaCroix, A. J., Heinzen, E. L., et al. (2016) · The American Journal of Human Genetics

Epilepsy research and treatmentGenomics and Rare Diseases

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The phenotypic spectrum of SCN8A encephalopathy

Larsen, J., Carvill, G. L., Gardella, E., Kluger, G., Schmiedel, G., Barisic, N., Depienne, C., Brilstra, E., Mang, Y., Nielsen, J. E. K., et al. (2015) · Neurology

Epilepsy research and treatmentIon channel regulation and function

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SCN2A encephalopathy: A major cause of epilepsy of infancy with migrating focal seizures

Howell, K. B., McMahon, J. M., Carvill, G. L., Tambunan, D., Mackay, M. T., Rodriguez-Casero, V., Webster, R., Clark, D., Freeman, J. L., Calvert, S., et al. (2015) · Neurology

Epilepsy research and treatmentIon channel regulation and function

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Rare copy number variants are an important cause of epileptic encephalopathies

Mefford, H. C., Yendle, S. C., Hsu, C., Cook, J., Geraghty, E., McMahon, J. M., Eeg‐Olofsson, O., Sadleir, L. G., Gill, D., Ben‐Zeev, B., et al. (2011) · Annals of Neurology

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesEpilepsy research and treatment

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Mutations in the GABA Transporter SLC6A1 Cause Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures

Carvill, G. L., McMahon, J. M., Schneider, A., Zemel, M., Myers, C. T., Saykally, J., Nguyen, J., Robbiano, A., Zara, F., Specchio, N., et al. (2015) · The American Journal of Human Genetics

Epilepsy research and treatmentNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

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SYNGAP1 encephalopathy: A distinctive generalized developmental and epileptic encephalopathy

Vlaskamp, D. R. M., Shaw, B. J., Burgess, R., Mei, D., Montomoli, M., Xie, H., Myers, C. T., Bennett, M. F., XiangWei, W., Williams, D., et al. (2019) · Neurology

Epilepsy research and treatmentGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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Disruptive de novo mutations of DYRK1A lead to a syndromic form of autism and ID

van Bon, B. W. M., Coe, B. P., Bernier, R., Green, C., Gerdts, J., Witherspoon, K., Kleefstra, T., Willemsen, M. H., Kumar, R., Bosco, P., et al. (2016) · Molecular Psychiatry

Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersAutism Spectrum Disorder Research

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Copy number variants are frequent in genetic generalized epilepsy with intellectual disability

Mullen, S. A., Carvill, G. L., Bellows, S., Bayly, M. A., Berkovic, S. F., Dibbens, L. M., Scheffer, I. E., & Mefford, H. C. (2013) · Neurology

Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesEpilepsy research and treatment

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Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

Scheffer, I. E., Zuberi, S., Mefford, H. C., Guerrini, R., & McTague, A. (2024) · Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Epilepsy research and treatmentGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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