Websites:
The Centre for Applied Genomics
The Chromosome 7 Project
Database of Genomic Variants
McLaughlin Centre
Steve Scherer's Wiki

News:
Press Releases and Articles
Lay Reviews/Opinions/Editorials
Media/Scientific News Articles
Interviews
Video presentation and interview
Integrative research at TCAG [Video]

Contact Info:
Stephen W. Scherer
The Centre for Applied Genomics
The Hospital for Sick Children
Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning
686 Bay Street, Room 13.9800
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 0A4, Canada
(416) 813-7613 (office)
(416) 813-8319 (fax)

Elaine Chang
Dr. Scherer's Assistant
Phone: (416) 813-7654 x301574
Fax: (416) 813-8319

1. Minassian, B.A., Ianzano, L., Delgado-Escueta, A.V. and Scherer, S.W. 2000. Identification of new and common mutations in the EPM2A gene in Lafora's disease. Neurology 54, 488-490. [PMID: 10668720]
2. Belloni, E., Martucciello, G., Verderio, D., Ponti, E., Seri, M., Jasonni, V., Torre, M., Ferrari, M., Tsui, L.-C. and Scherer, S.W. 2000. Involvement of the HLXB9 homeobox gene in Currarino Syndrome. American Journal of Human Genetics 66, 312-319. [PMID: 10631160]
3. Meloche S., Gopalbhai, K., Beatty, B.G., Scherer, S.W. and Pellerin, J. 2000. Chromosome mapping of the human genes encoding the MAP kinase kinase MEK1 (MAP2K1) to 15q21 and MEK2 (MAP2K2) to 7q32. 2000. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 88, 249-252. [PMID: 10828601]
4. Nowaczyk M.J., Huggins, M.J., Tomkins, D.J., Rossi, E., Ramsay, J.A., Woulfe, J., Scherer, S.W. and Belloni, E. 2000. Holoprosencephaly, sacral anomalies, and situs ambigus in an infant with partial monosomy 7q/trisomy 2p and SHH and HLXB9 haploinsufficiency. Clinical Genetics 57, 388-393. [PMID: 10852374]
5. Auranen, M., Villanova, M., Muntoni, F., Fardeau, M. Scherer, S.W., Kalino H. and Minassian, B.A. 2000. X-linked vacuolar myopathies: two separate loci and refined genetic mapping. Annals of Neurology 47, 666-669. [PMID: 10805342]
6. Hellman, A., Rahat, A. Scherer, S.W., Darvasi, A. Tsui, L.-C. and Kerem, B. 2000. Replication delay along FRA7H, a common fragile site on human chromosome 7, leads to chromosomal instability. Molecular Cell Biology 20, 4420-4427. [PMID: 10825205]
7. Vincent, J.B., Skaug, J. and Scherer, S.W. 2000. The human homologue of flamingo, EGFL2, encodes a brain-expressed large cadherin-like protein with epidermal growth factor-like domains, and maps to chromosome 1p13.3-p21.1. DNA Research 7, 233-235. [PMID: 10907856]
8. Grekova, M.C., Scherer, S.W., Trabb, J. and Richert, J.R. 2000. Localization of the human SP3 gene to chromosome 7p14-p15.2. The lack of exp ression in multiple sclerosis does not reflect abnormal gene organization. Journal of Neuroimmunology 106, 214-219. [PMID: 10814800]
9. Vincent, J.B., Herbrick, J.A., Gurling, H.M., Bolton, P.F., Roberts, W. and Scherer, S.W. 2000. Identification of a novel gene on chromosome 7q31 that is interrupted by a translocation breakpoint in an autistic individual. American Journal of Human Genetics 67, 510-514. [PMID: 10889047]
10. Minassian, B.A., Ianzano, L. Meloche, M. Andermann, E. Rouleau, G.A., Delgado-Escueta, A.V. and Scherer, S.W. 2000. Mutation spectrum and predicted function of laforin in Lafora's progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Neurology 55, 341-346. [PMID: 10932264]
11. Varley, H., Di, S., Scherer, S.W. and Royle, N.J. 2000. Characterization of Terminal Deletions at 7q32 and 22q13.3 healed by de novo telomere addition. American Journal of Human Genetics 67, 610-622. [PMID: 10924407]
12. Sasaki, T., Irie-Sasaki, J., Horie, Y., Bachmaier, K., Fata, J.E., Li, M., Suzuki, A., Bouchard, D., Ho, A., Redston, M., Gallinger, S., Khokha, R., Mak, T.W., Hawkins, P.T., Stephens, L., Scherer, S.W., Tsao, M. and Penninger, J.M. 2000. Colorectal carcinomas in mice lacking the catalytic subunit of PI(3)Kgamma. Nature 406, 897-902. [PMID: 10972292]
13. Whitmore, T.E., Holloway, J.L., Lofton-Day, C.E., Maurer, M.F., Chen, L., Quinton, T.J., Vincent, J.B., Scherer, S.W. and Lok, S. 2000. Human secretin (SCT): gene structure, chromosome location, and distribution of mRNA. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 90, 47-52. [PMID: 11060443]
14. Matos, P., Skaug, J., Marques, B., Beck, S., Verissimo, F., Gespach, C., Boavida, M.G., Scherer, S.W. and Jordan, P. 2000. Small GTPase Rac1: Structure, localization, and expression of the human gene. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 277, 741-751. [PMID: 11062023]
15. Smith, A.N., Skaug, J., Choate, K.A., Nayir, A., Bakkaloglu, A., Ozen, S., Hulton, S.A., Sanjad, S.A., Al-Sabban, E.A., Lifton, R.P., Scherer, S.W. and Karet, F.E. 2000. Mutations in ATP6N1B, encoding a new kidney vacuolar proton pump 116-kD subunit, cause recessive distal renal tubular acidosis with preserved hearing. Nature Genetics 26, 71-75. [PMID: 10973252]
16. Tosi, S., Harbott, J., Teigler-Schlegel, A., Haas, O.A., Pirc-Danoewinata, H., Harrison, C.J., Biondi, A., Cazzaniga, G., Kempski, H., Scherer, S.W. and Kearney, L. 2000. t(7;12)(q36;p13), a new recurrent translocation involving ETV6 in infant leukemia. Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer 29, 325-332. [PMID: 11066076]