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Maggi, Jordi; Hanson, James V M; Kurmann, Lisa; Koller, Samuel; Feil, Silke; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Berger, Wolfgang (2024). Retinal Dystrophy Associated with Homozygous Variants in NRL. Genes, 15(12):1594.
Patel, Aara; Pauzuolyte, Valda; Ingham, Neil J; Leong, Yeh Chwan; Berger, Wolfgang; Steel, Karen P; Sowden, Jane C (2024). Rescue of cochlear vascular pathology prevents sensory hair cell loss in Norrie disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(49):e2322124121.
Maggi, Jordi; Feil, Silke; Gloggnitzer, Jiradet; Maggi, Kevin; Hanson, James V M; Koller, Samuel; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Berger, Wolfgang (2024). Rescue of Aberrant Splicing Caused by a Novel Complex Deep-intronic ABCA4 Allele. Genes, 15(12):1503.
Maggi, Jordi; Feil, Silke; Gloggnitzer, Jiradet; Maggi, Kevin; Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Koller, Samuel; Berger, Wolfgang (2024). Nanopore Deep Sequencing as a Tool to Characterize and Quantify Aberrant Splicing Caused by Variants in Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Genes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(17):9569.
Atac, David; Maggi, Kevin; Feil, Silke; Maggi, Jordi; Cuevas, Elisa; Sowden, Jane C; Koller, Samuel; Berger, Wolfgang (2024). Identification and Characterization of ATOH7-Regulated Target Genes and Pathways in Human Neuroretinal Development. Cells, 13(13):1142.
Kraemer, Dennis; Terumalai, Dillenn; Famiglietti, Maria Livia; Filges, Isabel; Joset, Pascal; Koller, Samuel; Maurer, Fabienne; Meier, Stéphanie; Nouspikel, Thierry; Sanz, Javier; Zweier, Christiane; Abramowicz, Marc; Berger, Wolfgang; Cichon, Sven; Schaller, André; Superti-Furga, Andrea; Barbié, Valérie; Rauch, Anita (2024). SwissGenVar: A Platform for Clinical-Grade Interpretation of Genetic Variants to Foster Personalized Healthcare in Switzerland. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 14(6):648.
Maggi, Jordi; Koller, Samuel; Feil, Silke; Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Berger, Wolfgang (2024). Limited Added Diagnostic Value of Whole Genome Sequencing in Genetic Testing of Inherited Retinal Diseases in a Swiss Patient Cohort. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(6540):6540.
Jeltsch, Brida M; Sarraf, David; Madjdpour, Darius; Hanson, James V M; Pfiffner, Fatma K; Koller, Samuel; Berger, Wolfgang; Barthelmes, Daniel; Al-Sheikh, Mayss (2024). Rapid onset hydroxychloroquine toxicity. Retinal Cases & Brief Reports, 18(3):351-354.
Delas, Flora; Koller, Samuel; Feil, Silke; Dacheva, Ivanka; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Berger, Wolfgang (2023). Novel CRYGC Mutation in Conserved Ultraviolet-Protective Tryptophan (p.Trp131Arg) Is Linked to Autosomal Dominant Congenital Cataract. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(23):16594.
Pauzuolyte, Valda; Patel, Aara; Wawrzynski, James R; Ingham, Neil J; Leong, Yeh Chwan; Karda, Rajvinder; Bitner‐Glindzicz, Maria; Berger, Wolfgang; Waddington, Simon N; Steel, Karen P; Sowden, Jane C (2023). Systemic gene therapy rescues retinal dysfunction and hearing loss in a model of Norrie disease. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 15(10):e17393.
Koller, Samuel; Beltraminelli, Tim; Maggi, Jordi; Wlodarczyk, Agnès; Feil, Silke; Baehr, Luzy; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Menghini, Moreno; Berger, Wolfgang (2023). Functional Analysis of a Novel, Non-Canonical RPGR Splice Variant Causing X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa. Genes, 14(4):934.
Reurink, Janine; Weisschuh, Nicole; Garanto, Alejandro; Dockery, Adrian; van den Born, L Ingeborgh; Fajardy, Isabelle; Haer-Wigman, Lonneke; Kohl, Susanne; Wissinger, Bernd; Farrar, G Jane; Ben-Yosef, Tamar; Pfiffner, Fatma Kivrak; Berger, Wolfgang; Weener, Marianna E; Dudakova, Lubica; Liskova, Petra; Sharon, Dror; Salameh, Manar; Offenheim, Ashley; Heon, Elise; Girotto, Giorgia; Gasparini, Paolo; Morgan, Anna; Bergen, Arthur A; Ten Brink, Jacoline B; Klaver, Caroline C W; Tranebjærg, Lisbeth; Rendtorff, Nanna D; Vermeer, Sascha; Smits, Jeroen J; et al (2023). Whole genome sequencing for USH2A-associated disease reveals several pathogenic deep-intronic variants that are amenable to splice correction. Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, 4(2):100181.
Stafki, Seth A; Turner, Johnnie; Littel, Hannah R; Bruels, Christine C; Truong, Don; Knirsch, Ursula; Stettner, Georg M; Graf, Urs; Berger, Wolfgang; Kinali, Maria; Jungbluth, Heinz; Pacak, Christina A; Hughes, Jayne; Mirchi, Amytice; Derksen, Alexa; Vincent-Delorme, Catherine; Theil, Arjan F; Bernard, Geneviève; Ellis, David; Fassihi, Hiva; Lehmann, Alan R; Laugel, Vincent; Mohammed, Shehla; Kang, Peter B (2023). The Spectrum of MORC2-Related Disorders: A Potential Link to Cockayne Syndrome. Pediatric Neurology, 141:79-86.
de Bruijn, Suzanne E; Rodenburg, Kim; Corominas, Jordi; Ben-Yosef, Tamar; Reurink, Janine; Kremer, Hannie; Whelan, Laura; Plomp, Astrid S; Berger, Wolfgang; et al (2023). Optical genome mapping and revisiting short-read genome sequencing data reveal previously overlooked structural variants disrupting retinal disease-associated genes. Genetics in Medicine, 25(3):100345.
Kraemer, Dennis; Terumalai, Dillenn; Famiglietti, Maria Livia; Filges, Isabel; Joset, Pascal; Koller, Samuel; Maurer, Fabienne; Meier, Stéphanie; Nouspikel, Thierry; Sanz, Javier; Zweier, Christiane; Abramowicz, Marc; Berger, Wolfgang; Cichon, Sven; Schaller, André; Superti-Furga, Andrea; Barbié, Valérie; Rauch, Anita (2023). SwissGenVar: A platform for clinical grade interpretation of genetic variants to foster personalized health care in Switzerland. medRxiv 22283790, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Kivrak Pfiffner, Fatma; Koller, Samuel; Ménétrey, Anika; Graf, Urs; Bähr, Luzy; Maspoli, Alessandro; Hackenberg, Annette; Kottke, Raimund; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Berger, Wolfgang (2022). Homozygosity for a Novel DOCK7 Variant Due to Segmental Uniparental Isodisomy of Chromosome 1 Associated with Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIEE) and Cortical Visual Impairment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(13):7382.
Neubauer, Jacqueline; Kissel, Christine K; Bolliger, Stephan A; Barbon, Daniela; Thali, Michael J; Kloiber, Daniel; Bode, Peter Karl; Kovacs, Boldizsar; Graf, Urs; Maspoli, Alessandro; Berger, Wolfgang; Saguner, Ardan M; Haas, Cordula (2022). Benefits and outcomes of a new multidisciplinary approach for the management and financing of sudden unexplained death cases in a forensic setting in Switzerland. Forensic Science International, 334:111240.
Peters, Florian; Ebner, Lynn J A; Atac, David; Maggi, Jordi; Berger, Wolfgang; den Hollander, Anneke I; Grimm, Christian (2022). Regulation of ABCA1 by AMD-Associated Genetic Variants and Hypoxia in iPSC-RPE. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(6):3194.
Bryant, Dale; Pauzuolyte, Valda; Ingham, Neil J; Patel, Aara; Pagarkar, Waheeda; Anderson, Lucy A; Smith, Katie E; Moulding, Dale A; Leong, Yeh C; Jafree, Daniyal J; Long, David A; Al-Yassin, Amina; Steel, Karen P; Jagger, Daniel J; Forge, Andrew; Berger, Wolfgang; Sowden, Jane C; Bitner-Glindzicz, Maria (2022). The timing of auditory sensory deficits in Norrie disease has implications for therapeutic intervention. Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, 7(3):e148586.
Atac, David; Mohn, Lucas; Feil, Silke; Maggi, Kevin; Haenni, Dominik; Seebauer, Britta; Koller, Samuel; Berger, Wolfgang (2022). Functional Characterization of an In-Frame Deletion in the Basic Domain of the Retinal Transcription Factor ATOH7. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(3):1053.
Costa, Sarah; Medeiros-Domingo, Argelia; Gasperetti, Alessio; Akdis, Deniz; Berger, Wolfgang; James, Cynthia A; Ruschitzka, Frank; Brunckhorst, Corinna; Duru, Firat; Saguner, Ardan M (2021). Impact of Genetic Variant Reassessment on the Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Based on the 2010 Task Force Criteria. Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, 14(1):e003047.
Rechsteiner, Delia; Issler, Lydia S; Koller, Samuel; Lang, Elena; Bahr, Luzy; Feil, Silke; Rüegger, Christoph; Kottke, Raimund; Toelle, Sandra P; Zweifel, Noëmi; Steindl, Katharina; Joset, Pascal; Zweier, Markus; Suter, Aude-Annick; Gogoll, Laura; Haas, Cordula; Berger, Wolfgang; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina (2021). Genetic Analysis in a Swiss Cohort of Bilateral Congenital Cataract. JAMA Ophthalmology, 139(7):691.
Lang, Elena; Koller, Samuel; Atac, David; Pfäffli, Oliver Andreas; Hanson, James V M; Feil, Silke; Bähr, Luzy; Bahr, Angela; Kottke, Raimund; Joset, Pascal; Fasler, Katrin; Barthelmes, Daniel; Steindl, Katharina; Konrad, Daniel; Wille, David-Alexander; Berger, Wolfgang; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina (2021). Genotype-phenotype spectrum in isolated and syndromic nanophthalmos. Acta Ophthalmologica, 99(4):e594-e607.
Maggi, Jordi; Koller, Samuel; Bähr, Luzy; Feil, Silke; Kivrak-Pfiffner, Fatma; Hanson, James V M; Maspoli, Alessandro; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Berger, Wolfgang (2021). Long-Range PCR-Based NGS Applications to Diagnose Mendelian Retinal Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(4):1508.
Haug, Patricia; Koller, Samuel; Maggi, Jordi; Lang, Elena; Feil, Silke; Wlodarczyk, Agnès; Bähr, Luzy; Steindl, Katharina; Rohrbach, Marianne; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Berger, Wolfgang (2021). Whole Exome Sequencing in Coloboma/Microphthalmia: Identification of Novel and Recurrent Variants in Seven Genes. Genes, 12(1):E65.
Gubrich, David. ATOH7 as molecular basis for optic nerve hypoplasia and other retinal diseases. 2021, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
Maggi, Jordi. The Genetic Basis of Eye Diseases: Identification and Functional Characterization of Genes and Mutations. 2021, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
Kandaswamy, Dinesh Kumar; Prakash, Makarla Venkata Sathya; Graw, Jochen; Koller, Samuel; Magyar, István; Tiwari, Amit; Berger, Wolfgang; Santhiya, Sathiyaveedu Thyagarajan (2020). Application of WES Towards Molecular Investigation of Congenital Cataracts: Identification of Novel Alleles and Genes in a Hospital-Based Cohort of South India. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(24):9569.
Maggi, Jordi; Roberts, Lisa; Koller, Samuel; Rebello, George; Berger, Wolfgang; Ramesar, Rajkumar (2020). De Novo Assembly-Based Analysis of RPGR Exon ORF15 in an Indigenous African Cohort Overcomes Limitations of a Standard Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Data Analysis Pipeline. Genes, 11(7):800.
Lang, Elena; Koller, Samuel; Bähr, Luzy; Töteberg-Harms, Marc; Atac, David; Roulez, Françoise; Bahr, Angela; Steindl, Katharina; Feil, Silke; Berger, Wolfgang; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina (2020). Exome Sequencing in a Swiss Childhood Glaucoma Cohort Reveals CYP1B1 and FOXC1 Variants as Most Frequent Causes. Translational vision science & technology, 9(7):47.
Ulv Larsen, Sara Marie; Landolt, Hans-Peter; Berger, Wolfgang; Nedergaard, Maiken; Knudsen, Gitte Moos; Holst, Sebastian Camillo (2020). Haplotype of the astrocytic water channel AQP4 is associated with slow wave energy regulation in human NREM sleep. PLoS Biology, 18(5):e3000623.
Klee, Katrin; Storti, Federica; Maggi, Jordi; Todorova, Vyara; Karademir, Duygu; Berger, Wolfgang; Samardzija, Marijana; Grimm, Christian (2020). The expression of Decidual Protein induced by Progesterone (DEPP) is controlled by three distal consensus Hypoxia Responsive Element (HRE) in Hypoxic Retinal Epithelial cells. Genes, 11(1):E111.
Atac, David; Koller, Samuel; Hanson, James V M; Feil, Silke; Tiwari, Amit; Bahr, Angela; Baehr, Luzy; Magyar, István; Kottke, Raimund; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Berger, Wolfgang (2020). Atonal homolog 7 (ATOH7) loss-of-function mutations in predominant bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia. Human Molecular Genetics, 29(1):132-148.
Lang, Elena. Genotype-phenotype spectrum in isolated and syndromic nanophthalmos. 2020, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
Park, Hongryeol; Yamamoto, Hiroyuki; Mohn, Lucas; Ambühl, Lea; Kanai, Kenichi; Schmidt, Inga; Kim, Kee-Pyo; Fraccaroli, Alessia; Feil, Silke; Junge, Harald J; Montanez, Eloi; Berger, Wolfgang; Adams, Ralf H (2019). Integrin-linked kinase controls retinal angiogenesis and is linked to Wnt signaling and exudative vitreoretinopathy. Nature Communications, 10(1):5243.
Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Koller, Samuel; Hanson, James V M; Baehr, Luzy; Tiwari, Amit; Kivrak-Pfiffner, Fatma; Bahr, Angela; Berger, Wolfgang (2019). Genotype-Phenotype Analysis of a Novel Recessive and a Recurrent Dominant SNRNP200 Variant Causing Retinitis Pigmentosa. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science [IOVS], 60(8):2822-2835.
Ingold, Sabrina. Association of a body fluid with a DNA profile by targeted RNA/ DNA deep sequencing. 2019, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
Boiadjieva Knöpfel, Emilia; Vilches, Clara; Camargo, Simone M R; Errasti-Murugarren, Ekaitz; Stäubli, Andrina; Mayayo, Clara; Munier, Francis L; Miroshnikova, Nataliya; Poncet, Nadège; Junza, Alexandra; Bhattacharya, Shomi S; Prat, Esther; Berry, Vanita; Berger, Wolfgang; Heon, Elise; Moore, Anthony T; Yanes, Óscar; Nunes, Virginia; Palacín, Manuel; Verrey, Francois; Kloeckener-Gruissem, Barbara (2019). Dysfunctional LAT2 Amino Acid Transporter Is Associated With Cataract in Mouse and Humans. Frontiers in Physiology, 10:688.
Beck, Susanne C; Karlstetter, Marcus; Garcia Garrido, Marina; Feng, Yuxi; Dannhausen, Katharina; Mühlfriedel, Regine; Sothilingam, Vithiyanjali; Seebauer, Britta; Berger, Wolfgang; Hammes, Hans-Peter; Seeliger, Mathias W; Langmann, Thomas (2018). Cystoid edema, neovascularization and inflammatory processes in the murine Norrin-deficient retina. Scientific Reports, 8(1):5970.
Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Koller, Samuel (2018). Retinale Ziliopathien. Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde, 235(3):264-272.
Valomon, Amandine; Holst, Sebastian C; Borrello, Alessandro; Weigend, Susanne; Müller, Thomas; Berger, Wolfgang; Sommerauer, Michael; Baumann, Christian R; Landolt, Hans-Peter (2018). Effects of COMT genotype and tolcapone on lapses of sustained attention after sleep deprivation in healthy young men. Neuropsychopharmacology, 43(7):1599-1607.
Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Maggi, Jordi; Töteberg-Harms, Marc; Tiwari, Amit; Budde, Birgit; Nürnberg, Peter; Koller, Samuel; Berger, Wolfgang (2018). Absence of Goniodysgenesis in Patients with Chromosome 13Q Microdeletion-Related Microcoria. Ophthalmology Glaucoma, 1(2):145-147.
Neubauer, Jacqueline; Lecca, Maria Rita; Russo, Giancarlo; Bartsch, Christine; Medeiros-Domingo, Argelia; Berger, Wolfgang; Haas, Cordula (2018). Exome analysis in 34 sudden unexplained death (SUD) victims mainly identified variants in channelopathy-associated genes. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 132(4):1057-1065.
Stäubli, Andrina; Capatina, Nadejda; Fuhrer, Yvonne; Munier, Francis L; Labs, Stephan; Schorderet, Daniel F; Tiwari, Amit; Verrey, Francois; Heon, Elise; Cheng, Ching-Yu; Wong, Tien-Yin; Berger, Wolfgang; Camargo, Simone M R; Kloeckener-Gruissem, Barbara (2017). Abnormal creatine transport of mutations in monocarboxylate transporter 12 (MCT12) found in patients with age-related cataract can be partially rescued by exogenous chaperone CD147. Human Molecular Genetics, 26(21):4203-4214.
Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Tiwari, Amit; Hanson, James V M; Batmanabane, Vaishnavi; Traboulsi, Elias; Pennesi, Mark E; Al-Qahtani, Abdullah A; Lam, Byron L; Heckenlively, John; Zweifel, Sandrine A; Vincent, Ajoy; Fierz, Fabienne; Barthelmes, Daniel; Branham, Kari; Khan, Naheed; Bahr, Angela; Baehr, Luzy; Magyar, István; Koller, Samuel; Azzarello-Burri, Silvia; Niedrist, Dunja; Heon, Elise; Berger, Wolfgang (2017). C2orf71 Mutations as a Frequent Cause of Autosomal-Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa: Clinical Analysis and Presentation of 8 Novel Mutations. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science [IOVS], 58(10):3840-3850.
Medeiros-Domingo, Argelia; Saguner, Ardan M; Magyar, István; Bahr, Angela; Akdis, Deniz; Brunckhorst, Corinna; Duru, Firat; Berger, Wolfgang (2017). Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: implications of next-generation sequencing in appropriate diagnosis. Europace, 19(6):1063-1069.
Holst, Sebastian C; Müller, Thomas; Valomon, Amandine; Seebauer, Britta; Berger, Wolfgang; Landolt, Hans-Peter (2017). Functional polymorphisms in dopaminergic genes modulate neurobehavioral and neurophysiological consequences of sleep deprivation. Scientific Reports, 7:45982.
Neubauer, Jacqueline; Lecca, Maria Rita; Russo, Giancarlo; Bartsch, Christine; Medeiros-Domingo, Argelia; Berger, Wolfgang; Haas, Cordula (2017). Post-mortem whole-exome analysis in a large sudden infant death syndrome cohort with a focus on cardiovascular and metabolic genetic diseases. European Journal of Human Genetics, 25(4):404-409.
Urry, Emily; Jetter, Alexander; Holst, Sebastian C; Berger, Wolfgang; Spinas, Giatgen A; Langhans, Wolfgang; Landolt, Hans-Peter (2017). A case-control field study on the relationships among type 2 diabetes, sleepiness and habitual caffeine intake. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 31(2):233-242.
Beck, Susanne C; Feng, Yuxi; Sothilingam, Vithiyanjali; Garcia Garrido, Marina; Tanimoto, Naoyuki; Acar, Niyazi; Shan, Shenliang; Seebauer, Britta; Berger, Wolfgang; Hammes, Hans-Peter; Seeliger, Mathias W (2017). Long-term consequences of developmental vascular defects on retinal vessel homeostasis and function in a mouse model of Norrie disease. PLoS ONE, 12(6):e0178753.
Neubauer, Jacqueline. Molecular autopsy in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexplained Death (SUD) in the young. 2017, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
Kloeckener-Gruissem, Barbara; Dours-Zimmermann, Maria T; Skosyrski, Sergej; Brunner, Sandra; Mjaatvedt, Corey H; Zimmermann, Dieter R; Rüther, Klaus; Berger, Wolfgang (2016). A potential mouse model for the erosive vitreoretinopathy of Wagner disease. Matters:20160500004.
Vincent, Ajoy; Ng, Judith; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Tavares, Erika; Maynes, Jason T; Wright, Thomas; Tiwari, Amit; Tumber, Anupreet; Li, Shuning; Hanson, James V M; Bahr, Angela; MacDonald, Heather; Bähr, Luzy; Westall, Carol; Berger, Wolfgang; Cremers, Frans P M; den Hollander, Anneke I; Héon, Elise (2016). Biallelic mutations in CRB1 underlie autosomal recessive familial foveal retinoschisis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science [IOVS], 57:2637-2646.
Neubauer, Jacqueline; Haas, Cordula; Bartsch, Christine; Medeiros-Domingo, Argelia; Berger, Wolfgang (2016). Erratum to: Post-mortem whole-exome sequencing (WES) with a focus on cardiac disease-associated genes in five young sudden unexplained death (SUD) cases. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 130(4):1023.
Tiwari, Amit; Lemke, J; Altmueller, J; Thiele, Holger; Glaus, E; Fleischhauer, J; Nürnberg, P; Neidhardt, John; Berger, Wolfgang (2016). Identification of Novel and Recurrent Disease-Causing Mutations in Retinal Dystrophies Using Whole Exome Sequencing (WES): Benefits and Limitations. PLoS ONE, 11(7):e0158692.
Dhayat, Nasser; Simonin, Alexandre; Anderegg, Manuel; Pathare, Ganesh; Lüscher, Benjamin P; Deisl, Christine; Albano, Giuseppe; Mordasini, David; Hediger, Matthias A; Surbek, Daniel V; Vogt, Bruno; Sass, Jörn Oliver; Kloeckener-Gruissem, Barbara; Fuster, Daniel G (2016). Mutation in the monocarboxylate transporter 12 gene affects guanidinoacetate excretion but does not cause glucosuria. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), 27(5):1426-1436.
Di Donato, Nataliya; Neuhann, Teresa; Kahlert, Anne-Karin; Klink, Barbara; Hackmann, Karl; Neuhann, Irmingard; Novotna, Barbora; Schallner, Jens; Krause, Claudia; Glass, Ian A; Parnell, Shawn E; Benet-Pages, Anna; Nissen, Anke M; Berger, Wolfgang; Altmüller, Janine; Thiele, Holger; Weber, Bernhard H F; Schrock, Evelin; Dobyns, William B; Bier, Andrea; Rump, Andreas (2016). Mutations inEXOSC2are associated with a novel syndrome characterised by retinitis pigmentosa, progressive hearing loss, premature ageing, short stature, mild intellectual disability and distinctive gestalt. Journal of Medical Genetics, 53(6):419-425.
Tiwari, Amit; Bahr, Angela; Bähr, Luzy; Fleischhauer, Johannes; Zinkernagel, Martin S; Winkler, Niklas; Barthelmes, Daniel; Berger, Lieselotte; Gerth-Kahlert, Christina; Neidhardt, John; Berger, Wolfgang (2016). Next generation sequencing based identification of disease-associated mutations in Swiss patients with retinal dystrophies. Scientific Reports, 6:28755.
Neubauer, Jacqueline; Haas, Cordula; Bartsch, Christine; Medeiros-Domingo, Argelia; Berger, Wolfgang (2016). Post-mortem whole-exome sequencing(WES) with a focus on cardiac disease-associated genes in five young sudden unexplained death(SUD) cases. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 130(4):1011-1021.
Seebauer, Britta. Functional characterization of sequence variants in SRF, MKL1 and MKL2, presumably associated with exudative vitreoretinopathy (EVR). 2015, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
Gerth-Kahlert, C; Seebauer, B; Dold, S; Hanson, J V M; Wildberger, H; Spörri, A; van Waes, H; Berger, W (2015). Intra-familial phenotype variability in patients with Jalili syndrome. Eye, 29(5):712-716.
Da Costa, Romain; Glaus, Esther; Tiwari, Amit; Kloeckener-Gruissem, Barbara; Berger, Wolfgang; Neidhardt, John (2015). Localizing the RPGR protein along the cilium: a new method to determine efficacies to treat RPGR mutations. Gene Therapy, 22(5):413-420.
Thijssen, Peter E; Ito, Yuya; Grillo, Giacomo; Wang, Jun; Velasco, Guillaume; Nitta, Hirohisa; Unoki, Motoko; Yoshihara, Minako; Suyama, Mikita; Sun, Yu; Lemmers, Richard J L F; de Greef, Jessica C; Gennery, Andrew; Picco, Paolo; Kloeckener-Gruissem, Barbara; Güngör, Tayfun; Reisli, Ismail; Picard, Capucine; Kebaili, Kamila; Roquelaure, Bertrand; Iwai, Tsuyako; Kondo, Ikuko; Kubota, Takeo; van Ostaijen-Ten Dam, Monique M; van Tol, Maarten J D; Weemaes, Corry; Francastel, Claire; van der Maarel, Silvère M; Sasaki, Hiroyuki (2015). Mutations in CDCA7 and HELLS cause immunodeficiency–centromeric instability–facial anomalies syndrome. Nature Communications, 6:7870.
Wilson, Anthony B; Whittington, Camilla M; Bahr, Angela (2014). High intralocus variability and interlocus recombination promote immunological diversity in a minimal major histocompatibility system. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 14(273):online.
Haghighi, Alireza; Tiwari, Amit; Piri, Niloofar; Nürnberg, Gudrun; Saleh-Gohari, Nasrollah; Haghighi, Amirreza; Neidhardt, John; Nürnberg, Peter; Berger, Wolfgang (2014). Homozygosity mapping and whole exome sequencing reveal a novel homozygous COL18A1 mutation causing Knobloch syndrome. PLoS ONE, 9(11):e112747.
Holst, Sebastian C; Bersagliere, Alessia; Bachmann, Valérie; Berger, Wolfgang; Achermann, Peter; Landolt, Hans-Peter (2014). Dopaminergic role in regulating neurophysiological markers of sleep homeostasis in humans. Journal of Neuroscience, 2(34):566-573.
Oczos, J; Sutter, I; Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Berger, W; Riwanto, M; Rentsch, K; Hornemann, T; von Eckardstein, A; Grimm, C (2014). Lack of paraoxonase 1 alters phospholipid composition, but not morphology and function of the mouse retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science [IOVS], 55(8):4714-4727.
Glöckle, Nicola; Kohl, Susanne; Mohr, Julia; Scheurenbrand, Tim; Sprecher, Andrea; Weisschuh, Nicole; Bernd, Antje; Rudolph, Günther; Schubach, Max; Poloschek, Charlotte M; Zrenner, Eberhart; Biskup, Saskia; Berger, Wolfgang; Wissinger, Bernd; Neidhardt, John (2014). Panel-based next generation sequencing as a reliable and efficient technique to detect mutations in unselected patients with retinal dystrophies. European Journal of Human Genetics, 22(1):99-104.
Oczos, Jadwiga. The role of paraoxonase-1 in retinal physiology and age-related macular degeneration. 2014, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
Da Costa, R V. Toward treating neurodegeneration-causing splice defects in the eye. 2014, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
Schmid, F; Hiller, T; Korner, G; Glaus, E; Berger, W; Neidhardt, J (2013). A gene therapeutic approach to correct splice defects with modified U1 and U6 snRNPs. Human Gene Therapy, 32(7):815-824.
Weemaes, C M R; van Tol, A; Wang, J; van Ostajen-ten Dam, M M; van Eggermond, M C J M; Thijssen, P; Aytekin, C; Brunetti-Pierri, N; van der Burg, M; Davies, E G; Ferster, A; Furthner, D; Gimelli, G; Gennery, A; Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Meyn, S; Powell, C; Reisli, I; Schuetz, C; Schulz, A; Shugar, A; van den Elsen, P J; van der Maarel, S M (2013). Heterogeneous clinical presentation in ICF syndrome: correlation with underlying gene defects. European Journal of Human Genetics, 208(7):1102-1112.
Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Neidhardt, J; Magyar, I; Plauchu, H; Zech, J C; Morlé, L; Palmer-Smith, S M; MacDonald, M J; Nas, V; Fry, A E; Berger, W (2013). Novel VCAN mutations and evidence for unbalanced alternative splicing in the pathogenesis of Wagner syndrome. European Journal of Human Genetics, 21(3):352-356.
Bukowy-Bieryllo, Zuzanna; Zietkiewicz, Ewa; Loges, Niki Tomas; Wittmer, Mariana; Geremek, Maciej; Olbrich, Heike; Fliegauf, Manfred; Voelkel, Katarzyna; Rutkiewicz, Ewa; Rutland, Jonathan; Morgan, Lucy; Pogorzelski, Adrzej; Martin, James; Haan, Eric; Berger, Wolfgang; Omran, Heymut; Witt, Michal (2013). RPGR mutations might cause reduced orientation of respiratory cilia. Pediatric Pulmonology, 48(4):352-363.
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Thun, Gian Andri; Imboden, Medea; Berger, Wolfgang; Rochat, Thierry; Probst-Hensch, Nicole M (2013). The association of a variant in the cell cycle control gene CCND1 and obesity on the development of asthma in the Swiss SAPALDIA study. Journal of Asthma, 50(2):147-154.
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Mohn, L. The understanding of Norrin's role in angiogenesis. 2013, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Zürcher, Jurian. Molecular Mechanisms of Sprouting Angiogenesis in the Retina: Crosstalk between Notch and Norrin-Wnt signaling. 2012, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
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Audo, Isabelle; Bujakowska, Kinga; Orhan, Elise; Poloschek, Charlotte M; Defoort-Dhellemmes, Sabine; Drumare, Isabelle; Kohl, Susanne; Luu, Tien D; Lecompte, Odile; Zrenner, Eberhart; Lancelot, Marie-Elise; Antonio, Aline; Germain, Aurore; Michiels, Christelle; Audier, Claire; Letexier, Mélanie; Saraiva, Jean-Paul; Leroy, Bart P; Munier, Francis L; Mohand-Saïd, Saddek; Lorenz, Birgit; Friedburg, Christoph; Preising, Markus; Kellner, Ulrich; Renner, Agnes B; Moskova-Doumanova, Veselina; Berger, Wolfgang; Wissinger, Bernd; Hamel, Christian P; Schorderet, Daniel F; De Baere, Elfride; Sharon, Dror; Banin, Eyal; Jacobson, Samuel G; Bonneau, Dominique; Zanlonghi, Xavier; Le Meur, Guylene; Casteels, Ingele; Koenekoop, Robert; Long, Vernon W; Meire, Francoise; Prescott, Katrina; de Ravel, Thomy; Simmons, Ian; Nguyen, Hoan; Dollfus, Hélène; Poch, Olivier; Léveillard, Thierry; Nguyen-Ba-Charvet, Kim; Sahel, José-Alain; Bhattacharya, Shomi S; Zeitz, Christina (2012). Whole-exome sequencing identifies mutations in GPR179 leading to autosomal-recessive complete congenital stationary night blindness. American Journal of Human Genetics, 90(2):321-330.
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Schmid, Fabian. Identification and treatment of splice defects in ciliary genes RPGR and BBS1 causing Retinitis pigmentosa. 2011, University of Zurich, Faculty of Science.
Castorino, J J; Gallagher-Colombo, S M; Levin, A V; Fitzgerald, P G; Polishook, J; Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Ostertag, E; Philp, N J (2011). Juvenile cataract-associated mutation of solute carrier SLC16A12 impairs trafficking of the protein to the plasma membrane. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 52(9):6774-6784.
Magyar, I. Molecular basis of Marfan syndrome: In vitro and in silico analyses of exonic and intronic sequence variants in the FBN1 gene. 2011, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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Berger, W; Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Neidhardt, J (2010). The molecular basis of human retinal and vitreoretinal diseases. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 29(5):335-375.
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Hersberger, M; Thun, G A; Imboden, M; Brandstätter, A; Waechter, V; Summerer, M; Schmid-Grendelmeier, P; Bircher, A; Rohrer, L; Berger, W; Russi, E W; Rochat, T; Kronenberg, F; Probst-Hensch, N (2010). Association of STR polymorphisms in CMA1 and IL-4 with asthma and atopy: the SAPALDIA cohort. Human Immunology, 71(11):1154-1160.
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Klaus, Federica Rosina Patmina. Functional genetic variation of adenosine deaminase and the effects of sleep deprivation in healthy adults. 2010, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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Schäfer, N F. Norrin Signaling in Norrie Disease and Allelic Disorders. 2009, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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Brunner, S. Functional analysis of the Retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator(RPGR) gene. 2008, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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Zeitz, C; Gross, A K; Leifert, D; Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; McAlear, S D; Lemke, J; Neidhardt, G; Berger, W (2008). Identification and functional characterization of a novel rhodopsin mutation associated with autosomal dominant CSNB. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 49(9):4105-4114.
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Matyas, G. Molecular bases of Marfan syndrome and related disorders. 2008, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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Dundar, M; Erkilic, K; Argun, M; Caglayan, A O; Comeglio, P; Koseoglu, E; Matyas, G; Child, A H (2008). Scoliosis, blindness and arachnodactyly in a large Turkish family: Is it a new syndrome? Genetic Counseling, 19(3):319-330.
Poloschek, C M; Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Hansen, L L; Bach, M; Berger, W (2008). Syndromic choroideremia: sublocalization of phenotypes associated with Martin-Probst deafness mental retardation syndrome. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 49(9):4096-104.
Castro-Giner, F; et al; Kogevinas, M; Imboden, M (2008). TNFA -308G>A in two international population-based cohorts and risk of asthma. European Respiratory Journal, 32(2):350-361.
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Junge, S; Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Zufferey, R; Keisker, A; Salgo, B; Fauchere, J C; Scherer, F; Shalaby, T; Grotzer, M; Siler, U; Seger, R; Güngör, Tayfun (2007). Correlation between recent thymic emigrants and CD31+ (PECAM-1) CD4+ T cells in normal individuals during aging and in lymphopenic children. European Journal of Immunology, 37(11):3270-3280.
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Bahadori, R; Biehlmaier, O; Zeitz, C; Labhart, T; Makhankov, Y V; Forster, U; Gesemann, M; Berger, W; Neuhauss, S C F (2006). Nyctalopin is essential for synaptic transmission in the cone dominated zebrafish retina. European Journal of Neuroscience, 24(6):1664-1674.
Baumgartner, C; Mátyás, G; Steinmann, B; Eberle, M; Stein, J I; Baumgartner, D (2006). A bioinformatics framework for genotype-phenotype correlation in humans with Marfan syndrome caused by FBN1 gene mutations. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 39(2):171-183.
Bartholdi, D; Klein, A; Weissert, M; Koenig, N; Baumer, A; Boltshauser, E; Schinzel, A; Berger, W; Mátyás, G (2006). Clinical profiles of four patients with Rett syndrome carrying a novel exon 1 mutation or genomic rearrangement in the MECP2 gene. Clinical Genetics, 69(4):319-326.
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Kurz, D J; Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Akhmedov, A; Eberli, F R; Bühler, I; Berger, W; Bertel, O; Lüscher, T F (2006). Degenerative aortic valve stenosis, but not coronary disease, is associated with shorter telomere length in the elderly. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 26(6):e114-e117.
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Baumgartner, D; Baumgartner, C; Schermer, E; Engl, G; Schweigmann, U; Matyas, G; Steinmann, B; Stein, J I (2006). Different patterns of aortic wall elasticity in patients with Marfan syndrome: a noninvasive follow-up study. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 132(4):811-819.
Biebinger, R; Arnold, M; Koss, M; Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Langhans, W; Hurrell, R F; Zimmermann, M B (2006). Effect of concurrent vitamin A and iodine deficiencies on the thyroid-pituitary axis in rats. Thyroid, 16(10):961-965.
Matyas, G; Arnold, E; Carrel, T; Baumgartner, D; Boileau, C; Berger, W; Steinmann, B (2006). Identification and in silico analyses of novel TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 mutations in Marfan syndrome-related disorders. Human Mutation, 27(8):760-769.
Kloeckener-Gruissem, B; Bartholdi, D; Abdou, M T; Zimmermann, D R; Berger, W (2006). Identification of the genetic defect in the original Wagner syndrome family. Molecular Vision, (12):350-355.
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