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. Lohi, H., Young E.J., Fitzmauric, S.N., Rusbridge, C., Chan, E.M., Vervoort, M., Turnbull, J., Zhao, X.-C., Ianzano, L., Paterson, A.D., Sutter, N.B., Ostrander, E.A., André, C., Shelton, G.D., Ackerley, C.A., Scherer, S.W. and Minassian, B.A. 2005. Expanded repeat in canine epilepsy. Science 307, 81. [PMID: 15637270]
2. Nakabayashi, K., Amann, D., Ren, Y., Saarialho-Kere, U., Avidan, N., Gentles, S., Macdonald, J.R., Puffenberger, E.G., Christiano, A.M., Martinez-Mir, A., Salas-Alanis, J.C., Rizzo, R.,Vamos, E., Raams, A., Les, C., Seboun, E., Jaspers, N.G., Beckmann, J.S., Jackson, C.E. and Scherer, S.W. 2005. Identification of C7orf11 (TTDN1) Gene Identification of C7orf11 (TTDN1) Gene Mutations and Genetic Heterogeneity in Nonphotosensitive Trichothiodystrophy. American Journal of Human Genetics 76, 510-516. [PMID: 15645389]
3. Yamada, T., Carson, A.R., Caniggia, I., Umebayashi, K., Yoshimori, T., Nakabayashi, K., Scherer, S.W. 2005. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase antisense (NOS3AS) gene encodes an autophagy-related protein (APG9-like2) highly expressed in trophoblast. Journal of Biological Chemistry 280, 18283-18290. [PMID: 15755735]
4. Minagawa, S., Nakabayashi, K., Fujii, M., Scherer, S.W. and Ayusawa, D. 2005. Early BrdU-responsive genes constitute a novel class of senescence-associated genes in human cells. Experimental Cell Research, 304, 552-558. [PMID: 15748899]
5. Boright, A.P., Paterson, A.D., Mirea, L., Bull, S.B., Mowjoodi, A., Scherer, S.W. and Zinman, B. 2005. Genetic Variation at the ACE Gene Is Associated With Persistent Microalbuminuria and Severe Nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetes: The DCCT/EDIC Genetics Study. Diabetes, 54, 1238-1244. [PMID: 15793268]
6. Eppert, K., Wunder, J.S., Aneliunas, V., Tsui, L.C., Scherer, S.W. and Andrulis, I.L. 2005. Altered expression and deletion of RMO1 in osteosarcoma. International Journal of Cancer 114, 738-746. [PMID: 15609301]
7. Kwasnicka-Crawford, D.A., Carson, A.R., Roberts, W., Summers, A.M., Rehnstrom, K., Jarvela, I. and Scherer, S.W. 2005. Characterization of a novel cation transporter ATPase gene (ATP13A4) interrupted by 3q25-q29 inversion in an individual with language delay. Genomics, 86, 182-194. [PMID: 15925480]
8. Scherer, S.W., Gripp, K.W., Lucena, J., Nicholson, L., Bonnefont, J.P., Perez-Jurado, L.A. and Osborne, L.R. 2005. Observation of a parental inversion variant in a rare Williams-Beuren syndrome family with two affected children. Human Genetics, 117, 383-388. [PMID: 15933846]
9. Lohi, H., Ianzano, L., Zhao, X.-C., Chan, E.M., Scherer, S.W., Ackerley, C.A. and Minassian, B.A. 2005. Novel glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) and ubiquitination pathways in progressive myoclonus epilepsy. Human Molecular Genetics, 14, 2727-2736. [PMID: 16115820]
10. Ianzano, L., Zhang, J., Chan, E.M., Zhao, X.-C., Lohi, H., Scherer, S.W. and Minassian, B.A. 2005. Lafora progressive myoclonus epilepsy mutation database-EPM2A and NHLRC1 (EMP2B) genes. Human Mutation, 26, 397. [PMID: 16134145]
11. Fernandez, B.A., Siegel-Bartelt, J., Herbrick, J.A., Teshima, I. and Scherer, S.W. 2005. Holoprosencephaly and Cleidocranial Dysplasia in a patient due to two position effect mutations: Case report and review of the literature. Clinical Genetics, 68, 349-359. [PMID: 16143022]
12. Somerville MJ, Mervis CB, Young EJ, Seo EJ, del Campo M, Bamforth S, Peregrine E, Loo W, Lilley M, Perez-Jurado LA, Morris CA, Scherer SW, Osborne LR. Severe expressive-language delay related to duplication of the Williams-Beuren locus. N Engl J Med. 2005 Oct 20;353(16):1694-701. [PMID: 16236740]
13. Garcia-Barcelo M, So MT, Lau DK, Leon TY, Yuan ZW, Cai WS, Lui VC, Fu M, Herbrick JA, Gutter E, Proud V, Li L, Pierre-Louis J, Aleck K, van Heurn E, Belloni E, Scherer SW, Tam PK. Population differences in the polyalanine domain and 6 new mutations in HLXB9 in patients with Currarino syndrome. Clin Chem. 2006 Jan;52(1):46-52. Epub 2005 Oct 27. [PMID: 16254195]
14. Feuk L, MacDonald JR, Tang T, Carson AR, Li M, Rao G, Khaja R, Scherer SW. Discovery of human inversion polymorphisms by comparative analysis of human and chimpanzee DNA sequence assemblies. PLoS Genet. 2005 Oct;1(4):e56. Epub 2005 Oct 28. [PMID: 16254605]
15. Armengol L, Marques-Bonet T, Cheung J, Khaja R, Gonzalez JR, Scherer SW, Navarro A, Estivill X. Murine segmental duplications are hot spots for chromosome and gene evolution. Genomics. 2005 Dec;86(6):692-700. Epub 2005 Oct 26. [PMID: 16256303]