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. Haddad, R., Vincent, J.B., Gryfe, R., Kim, H., Wen, J., Redston, M., Scherer, S.W. and Gallinger, S. 2004. Chromosome 7q31 allelic imbalance and somatic mutations of the RAY1/ST7 gene in colorectal cancer. Cancer Letters 8, 87-90. [PMID: 14670621]
2. Vincent, J.B., Thevarkunnel, S., KolozsvarD., Paterson, A., Roberts, D. and Scherer, S.W. 2004. Association and transmission analysis of the FMR1 IVS10 + 14C-T variant in autism. American Journal of Medical Genetics 125B, 54-56. [PMID: 14755444]
3. Ianzano, L., Zhao, X.C., Rodriguez, M.T., Scherer, S.W. and Minassian, B.A. 2004. Loss of function of the cytoplasmic isoform of the protein laforin (EPM2A) causes Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Human Mutation 23, 170-176. [PMID: 14722920]
4. Liu, X., Li, X., Li, M., Acimovic, Y.J., Li, Z., Scherer, S.W., Estivill, X. and Tsui, L.C. 2004. Characterization of the segmental duplication LCR7-20 in the human genome. Genomics 83, 262-269. [PMID: 14706455]
5. Mnatzakanian, G.N., Lohi, H., Munteanu, I., Alfred, S.E., Yamada, T., MacLeod, P.J., Jones, J.R., Scherer, S.W., Schanen, N.C., Friez, M.J., Vincent, J.B. and Minassian B.A. 2004. A previously unidentified MECP2 open reading frame defines a new protein isoform relevant to Rett syndrome. Nature Genetics 36, 339-341. [PMID: 15034579]
6. Taylor, M.D., Zhang, X., Liu, L., Hui, C.C., Mainprize, T.G., Scherer, S.W., Wainwright, B., Hogg, D. and Rutka, J.T. 2004. Failure of a medulloblastoma-derived mutant of SUFU to suppress WNT signaling. Oncogene 23, 4577-4583. [PMID: 15077159]
7. Chan, E.M., Ackerley, C.A., Lohi, H., Ianzano, L., Cortez, M.A., Shannon, P., Scherer, S.W. and Minassian, B.A. 2004. Laforin preferentially binds the neurotoxic starch-like polyglucosans, which form in its absence in progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Human Molecular Genetics 13, 1117-1129. [PMID: 15102711]
8. Xu, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Szatmari, P. and Scherer, S.W. 2004. Molecular Cytogenetics of Autism. Current Genomics 5, 347-364.
9. Robb, G.B., Carson, A.R., Tai, S.C., Fish, J.E., Singh, S., Yamada, T., Scherer, S.W., Nakabayashi, K. and Marsden, P.A. 2004. Post-transcriptional regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by an overlapping antisense mRNA transcript. Journal of Biological Chemistry 279, 37982-37996. [PMID: 15234981]
10. Kroisel, P.M., Windpassinger, C., Wagner, K., Petek, E., Vincent, J.B., Scherer, S.W., Spiel, G., Artner, V. and Valtiner, E. 2004. De novo translocation t(5;18)(q33.1;q12.1) associated with autistic disorder. American Journal of Medical Genetics 129A, 98-100. [PMID: 15266626]
11. Minagawa, S., Nakabayashi, K., Fujii, M., Scherer, S.W. and Ayusawa, D. 2004. Functional and chromosomal clustering of genes responsive to 5-bromodeoxyuridine in human cells. Experimental Gerontology 39, 1069-1078. [PMID: 15236766]
12. Vincent, J.B., Kolozsvari, D., Roberts, W.S., Bolton, P.F., Gurling, H.M. and Scherer, S.W. 2004. Mutation screening of X-chromosomal neuroligin genes: no mutations in 196 autism probands. American Journal of Medical Genetics 129B, 82-84. [PMID: 15274046]
13. Nakabayashi, K., Makino, S., Minagawa, S., Smith, A.C., Bamforth, J.S., Philip Stanier, P., Preece, M., Oshimura, M., Mill, P., Yoshikawa, Y., Hui, C.C., Monk, D.N., Moore, G.E. and Scherer, S.W. 2004. Genomic imprinting of PPP1R9A encoding neurabin I in skeletal muscle and extra-embryonic tissues. Journal of Medical Genetics 41, 601-608. [PMID: 15286155]
14. Iafrate, A.J., Feuk, L., Rivera, M.N., Listewnik, M.L., Donahoe, P.K., Qi, Y., *Scherer, S.W. and *Lee, C. 2004. Detection of large-scale variation in the human genome. Nature Genetics 36, 949-951. [PMID: 15286789] *equal contribution of authors
15. Chan, E.M., Omer, S., Ahmed, M., Bridges, L.R., Bennett, C., Scherer, S.W. and Minassian, B.A. 2004. Progressive myoclonus epilepsy with polyglucosans (Lafora disease): evidence for a third locus. Neurology 63, 565-567. [PMID: 15304597]
16. *Scherer, S.W. and Green, E.D. 2004 Human Chromosome 7 circa 2004: a model for structural and functional studies of the human genome. Human Molecular Genetics, Suppl. 2, R303-R313. [PMID: 15358738] *corresponding author
17. Eppert, K., Wunder, J.S., Aneliunas, V., Tsui, L.C., Scherer, S.W. and Andrulis, I.L. 2004. Altered expression and deletion of RMO1 in osteosarcoma. International Journal of Cancer 114, 738-746. [PMID: 15609301]