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HHMI and BCM: Houston, US

1989-09-01 to present | Professor (MHG)
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Hugo J. Bellen

Education and qualifications (2)

UCDavis: Davis, CA, US

1983-08 to 1986-11 | PhD (Genetics)
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Hugo J. Bellen

Ghent University: Ghent, BE

1977-09 to 1983-07 | DVM (Veterinary Medicine)
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Hugo J. Bellen

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A neuroprotective role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in C9orf72-ALS/FTD

Nature Neuroscience
2025-03-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Sandeep Kumar Dubey; Hugo J. Bellen
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Glial lipid droplets resolve ROS during sleep

Nature Neuroscience
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Lindsey D. Goodman; Matthew J. Moulton; Hugo J. Bellen
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Integrating non-mammalian model organisms in the diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in humans

Nature Reviews Genetics
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Shinya Yamamoto; Oguz Kanca; Michael F. Wangler; Hugo J. Bellen
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Daam2 phosphorylation by CK2α negatively regulates Wnt activity during white matter development and injury

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2023-08-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Chih-Yen Wang; Zhongyuan Zuo; Juyeon Jo; Kyoung In Kim; Christine Madamba; Qi Ye; Sung Yun Jung; Hugo J. Bellen; Hyun Kyoung Lee
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Autolysosomal exocytosis of lipids protect neurons from ferroptosis

Journal of Cell Biology
2023-06-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Isha Ralhan; Jinlan Chang; Matthew J. Moulton; Lindsey D. Goodman; Nathanael Y.J. Lee; Greg Plummer; H. Amalia Pasolli; Doreen Matthies; Hugo J. Bellen; Maria S. Ioannou
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The Voltage-gated sodium channel in Drosophila, Para, localizes to dendrites as well as axons in mechanosensitive chordotonal neurons

2023-03-10 | Preprint
Contributors: Thomas A. Ravenscroft; Ashleigh Jacobs; Mingxue Gu; Daniel F. Eberl; Hugo J. Bellen
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De NovoVariants inMRTFBhave gain of function activity inDrosophilaand are associated with a novel neurodevelopmental phenotype with dysmorphic features

2022-12-10 | Preprint
Contributors: Jonathan C. Andrews; Jung-Wan Mok; Oguz Kanca; Sharayu Jangam; Cynthia Tifft; Ellen F. Macnamara; Bianca Russell; Lee-kai Wang; Stanley F. Nelson; Hugo J. Bellen et al.
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Autolysosomal exocytosis of lipids protect neurons from ferroptosis

2022-11-24 | Preprint
Contributors: Isha Ralhan; Jinlan Chang; Matthew J. Moulton; Lindsey D. Goodman; Nathanael Y.J. Lee; Greg Plummer; H. Amalia Pasolli; Doreen Matthies; Hugo J. Bellen; Maria S. Ioannou
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Two neuronal peptides encoded from a single transcript regulate mitochondrial complex III in Drosophila

eLife
2022-11-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Justin A Bosch; Berrak Ugur; Israel Pichardo-Casas; Jordan Rabasco; Felipe Escobedo; Zhongyuan Zuo; Ben Brown; Susan Celniker; David A Sinclair; Hugo J Bellen et al.
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Neuronal activity induces glucosylceramide that is secreted via exosomes for lysosomal degradation in glia

Science Advances
2022-07-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Liping Wang; Guang Lin; Zhongyuan Zuo; Yarong Li; Seul Kee Byeon; Akhilesh Pandey; Hugo J. Bellen
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Systematic expression profiling of Dpr and DIP genes reveals cell surface codes in Drosophila larval motor and sensory neurons

Development
2022-05-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Yupu Wang; Meike Lobb-Rabe; James Ashley; Purujit Chatterjee; Veera Anand; Hugo J. Bellen; Oguz Kanca; Robert A. Carrillo
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ModelMatcher: A scientist‐centric online platform to facilitate collaborations between stakeholders of rare and undiagnosed disease research

Human Mutation
2022-03-24 | Journal article
Contributors: J. Michael Harnish; Lucian Li; Sanja Rogic; Guillaume Poirier‐Morency; Seon‐Young Kim; Kym M. Boycott; Michael F. Wangler; Hugo J. Bellen; Philip Hieter; Paul Pavlidis et al.
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Lord of the fruit flies: an interview with Hugo Bellen

Disease Models & Mechanisms
2022-03-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Hugo J. Bellen
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Neuronal ROS-induced glial lipid droplet formation is altered by loss of Alzheimer’s disease–associated genes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021-12-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthew J. Moulton; Scott Barish; Isha Ralhan; Jinlan Chang; Lindsey D. Goodman; Jake G. Harland; Paul C. Marcogliese; Jan O. Johansson; Maria S. Ioannou; Hugo J. Bellen
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Systematic expression profiling of dprs and DIPs reveals cell surface codes in Drosophila larval peripheral neurons

2021-10-21 | Other
Contributors: Yupu Wang; Meike Lobb-Rabe; James Ashley; Purujit Chatterjee; Veera Anand; Hugo J. Bellen; Oguz Kanca; Robert A. Carrillo
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Model organism databases are in jeopardy

Development
2021-10-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Hugo J. Bellen; E. J. A. Hubbard; Ruth Lehmann; Hiten D. Madhani; Lila Solnica-Krezel; E. Michelle Southard-Smith
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ModelMatcher: A scientist-centric online platform to facilitate collaborations between stakeholders of rare and undiagnosed disease research

2021-10-01 | Other
Contributors: J. Michael Harnish; Lucian Li; Sanja Rogic; Guillaume Poirier-Morency; Seon-Young Kim; Kym M. Boycott; Michael F. Wangler; Hugo J. Bellen; Philip Hieter; Paul Pavlidis et al.
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Neuronal ROS-Induced Glial Lipid Droplet Formation is Altered by Loss of Alzheimer’s Disease-associated Genes

2021-03-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Matthew J. Moulton; Scott Barish; Isha Ralhan; Jinlan Chang; Lindsey D. Goodman; Jake G. Harland; Paul C. Marcogliese; Jan O. Johansson; Maria S. Ioannou; Hugo J. Bellen
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Using Drosophila to drive the diagnosis and understand the mechanisms of rare human diseases

Development
2020-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Nichole Link; Hugo J. Bellen; Sally Dunwoodie; John Wallingford
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DrosophilaVoltage-Gated Sodium Channels Are Only Expressed in Active Neurons and Are Localized to Distal Axonal Initial Segment-like Domains

The Journal of Neuroscience
2020-10-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas A. Ravenscroft; Jasper Janssens; Pei-Tseng Lee; Burak Tepe; Paul C. Marcogliese; Samira Makhzami; Todd C. Holmes; Stein Aerts; Hugo J. Bellen
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Low doses of the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid induce ROS triggering neurological and metabolic impairments in Drosophila

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2020-10-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Felipe Martelli; Zuo Zhongyuan; Julia Wang; Ching-On Wong; Nicholas E. Karagas; Ute Roessner; Thusitha Rupasinghe; Kartik Venkatachalam; Trent Perry; Hugo J. Bellen et al.
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Two neuronal peptides encoded from a single transcript regulate mitochondrial complex III inDrosophila

2020-07-02 | Preprint
Contributors: Justin A. Bosch; Berrak Ugur; Israel Pichardo-Casas; Jorden Rabasco; Felipe Escobedo; Zhongyuan Zuo; Ben Brown; Susan Celniker; David A. Sinclair; Hugo Bellen et al.
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Retromer subunit, VPS29, regulates synaptic transmission and is required for endolysosomal function in the aging brain

eLife
2020-04-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Hui Ye; Shamsideen A Ojelade; David Li-Kroeger; Zhongyuan Zuo; Liping Wang; Yarong Li; Jessica YJ Gu; Ulrich Tepass; Avital Adah Rodal; Hugo J Bellen et al.
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A comprehensive iterative approach is highly effective in diagnosing individuals who are exome negative

Genetics in Medicine
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048545037

Contributors: Shashi, V.; Schoch, K.; Spillmann, R.; Cope, H.; Tan, Q.K.-G.; Walley, N.; Pena, L.; McConkie-Rosell, A.; Jiang, Y.-H.; Stong, N. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Sphingolipids in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85057612481

Contributors: Lin, G.; Wang, L.; Marcogliese, P.C.; Bellen, H.J.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Loss of proteins associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis affects lysosomal acidification via different routes

Autophagy
2019-08-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Mümine Şentürk; Dongxue Mao; Hugo J. Bellen
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VAMP associated proteins are required for autophagic and lysosomal degradation by promoting a PtdIns4P-mediated endosomal pathway

Autophagy
2019-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Dongxue Mao; Guang Lin; Burak Tepe; Zhongyuan Zuo; Kai Li Tan; Mumine Senturk; Sheng Zhang; Benjamin R Arenkiel; Marco Sardiello; Hugo J. Bellen
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Ubiquilins regulate autophagic flux through mTOR signalling and lysosomal acidification

Nature Cell Biology
2019-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Mümine Şentürk; Guang Lin; Zhongyuan Zuo; Dongxue Mao; Emma Watson; Antonios G. Mikos; Hugo J. Bellen
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A gene-specific T2A-GAL4 library for drosophila

eLife
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85045663716

Contributors: Lee, P.-T.; Zirin, J.; Kanca, O.; Lin, W.-W.; Schulze, K.L.; Li-Kroeger, D.; Tao, R.; Devereaux, C.; Hu, Y.; Chung, V. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

A kinase-dependent feedforward loop affects CREBB stability and long term memory formation

eLife
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85043537767

Contributors: Lee, P.-T.; Lin, G.; Lin, W.-W.; Diao, F.; White, B.H.; Bellen, H.J.
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An expanded toolkit for gene tagging based on MiMIC and scarless CRISPR tagging in Drosophila

eLife
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85053884355

Contributors: Li-Kroeger, D.; Kanca, O.; Lee, P.-T.; Cowan, S.; Lee, M.T.; Jaiswal, M.; Salazar, J.L.; He, Y.; Zuo, Z.; Bellen, H.J.
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Ari-1 Regulates Myonuclear Organization Together with Parkin and Is Associated with Aortic Aneurysms

Developmental Cell
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85045537499

Contributors: Tan, K.L.; Haelterman, N.A.; Kwartler, C.S.; Regalado, E.S.; Lee, P.-T.; Nagarkar-Jaiswal, S.; Guo, D.-C.; Duraine, L.; Wangler, M.F.; Bamshad, M.J. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Bi-allelic Loss-of-Function Variants in DNMBP Cause Infantile Cataracts

American Journal of Human Genetics
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85054004300

Contributors: Ansar, M.; Chung, H.-L.; Taylor, R.L.; Nazir, A.; Imtiaz, S.; Sarwar, M.T.; Manousopoulou, A.; Makrythanasis, P.; Saeed, S.; Falconnet, E. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Biallelic Mutations in ATP5F1D, which Encodes a Subunit of ATP Synthase, Cause a Metabolic Disorder

American Journal of Human Genetics
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85043305183

Contributors: Oláhová, M.; Yoon, W.H.; Thompson, K.; Jangam, S.; Fernandez, L.; Davidson, J.M.; Kyle, J.E.; Grove, M.E.; Fisk, D.G.; Kohler, J.N. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Characteristics of undiagnosed diseases network applicants: Implications for referring providers

BMC Health Services Research
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85051971516

Contributors: Walley, N.M.; Pena, L.D.M.; Hooper, S.R.; Cope, H.; Jiang, Y.-H.; McConkie-Rosell, A.; Sanders, C.; Schoch, K.; Spillmann, R.C.; Strong, K. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparative Flavivirus-Host Protein Interaction Mapping Reveals Mechanisms of Dengue and Zika Virus Pathogenesis

Cell
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85057612645

Contributors: Shah, P.S.; Link, N.; Jang, G.M.; Sharp, P.P.; Zhu, T.; Swaney, D.L.; Johnson, J.R.; Von Dollen, J.; Ramage, H.R.; Satkamp, L. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Effect of genetic diagnosis on patients with previously undiagnosed disease

New England Journal of Medicine
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85054778202

Contributors: Splinter, K.; Adams, D.R.; Bacino, C.A.; Bellen, H.J.; Bernstein, J.A.; Cheatle-Jarvela, A.M.; Eng, C.M.; Esteves, C.; Gahl, W.A.; Hamid, R. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Erratum: IRF2BPL Is Associated with Neurological Phenotypes (The American Journal of Human Genetics (2018) 103(2) (245–260), (S0002929718302337) (10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.07.006))

American Journal of Human Genetics
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85052629186

Contributors: Marcogliese, P.C.; Shashi, V.; Spillmann, R.C.; Stong, N.; Rosenfeld, J.A.; Koenig, M.K.; Martínez-Agosto, J.A.; Herzog, M.; Chen, A.H.; Dickson, P.I. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Functional variants in TBX2 are associated with a syndromic cardiovascular and skeletal developmental disorder

Human Molecular Genetics
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85050086392

Contributors: Liu, N.; Schoch, K.; Luo, X.; Pena, L.D.M.; Bhavana, V.H.; Kukolich, M.K.; Stringer, S.; Powis, Z.; Radtke, K.; Mroske, C. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Genetic strategies to tackle neurological diseases in fruit flies

Current Opinion in Neurobiology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85033237601

Contributors: Şentürk, M.; Bellen, H.J.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Interactions between the Ig-Superfamily Proteins DIP-α and Dpr6/10 Regulate Assembly of Neural Circuits

Neuron
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85058414472

Contributors: Xu, S.; Xiao, Q.; Cosmanescu, F.; Sergeeva, A.P.; Yoo, J.; Lin, Y.; Katsamba, P.S.; Ahlsen, G.; Kaufman, J.; Linaval, N.T. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

IRF2BPL Is Associated with Neurological Phenotypes

American Journal of Human Genetics
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85053871782

Contributors: Marcogliese, P.C.; Shashi, V.; Spillmann, R.C.; Stong, N.; Rosenfeld, J.A.; Koenig, M.K.; Martínez-Agosto, J.A.; Herzog, M.; Chen, A.H.; Dickson, P.I. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Looking beyond the exome: A phenotype-first approach to molecular diagnostic resolution in rare and undiagnosed diseases

Genetics in Medicine
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85045219803

Contributors: Pena, L.D.M.; Jiang, Y.-H.; Schoch, K.; Spillmann, R.C.; Walley, N.; Stong, N.; Horn, S.R.; Sullivan, J.A.; McConkie-Rosell, A.; Kansagra, S. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Neuron-Subtype-Specific Expression, Interaction Affinities, and Specificity Determinants of DIP/Dpr Cell Recognition Proteins

Neuron
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85058371158

Contributors: Cosmanescu, F.; Katsamba, P.S.; Sergeeva, A.P.; Ahlsen, G.; Patel, S.D.; Brewer, J.J.; Tan, L.; Xu, S.; Xiao, Q.; Nagarkar-Jaiswal, S. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Phospholipase PLA2G6, a Parkinsonism-Associated Gene, Affects Vps26 and Vps35, Retromer Function, and Ceramide Levels, Similar to α-Synuclein Gain

Cell metabolism
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048592360

Contributors: Lin, G.; Lee, P.-T.; Chen, K.; Mao, D.; Tan, K.L.; Zuo, Z.; Lin, W.-W.; Wang, L.; Bellen, H.J.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Pleiotropic neuropathological and biochemical alterations associated with Myo5a mutation in a rat Model

Brain Research
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85037647509

Contributors: Landrock, K.K.; Sullivan, P.; Martini-Stoica, H.; Goldstein, D.S.; Graham, B.H.; Yamamoto, S.; Bellen, H.J.; Gibbs, R.A.; Chen, R.; D'Amelio, M. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

The expanding neurological phenotype of DNM1L-related disorders

Brain
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048216907

Contributors: Wangler, M.F.; Batzir, N.A.; Robak, L.A.; Koenig, M.K.; Bacino, C.A.; Scaglia, F.; Bellen, H.J.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

The Psychiatric Cell Map Initiative: A Convergent Systems Biological Approach to Illuminating Key Molecular Pathways in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Cell
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85050070765

Contributors: Willsey, A.J.; Morris, M.T.; Wang, S.; Willsey, H.R.; Sun, N.; Teerikorpi, N.; Baum, T.B.; Cagney, G.; Bender, K.J.; Desai, T.A. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Using Drosophila to study mechanisms of hereditary hearing loss

DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85049002019

Contributors: Li, T.; Bellen, H.J.; Groves, A.K.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier

Visual impairment and progressive phthisis bulbi caused by recessive pathogenic variant in MARK3

Human Molecular Genetics
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85054036365

Contributors: Ansar, M.; Chung, H.; Waryah, Y.M.; Makrythanasis, P.; Falconnet, E.; Rao, A.R.; Guipponi, M.; Narsani, A.K.; Fingerhut, R.; Santoni, F.A. et al.
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Hugo J. Bellen via Scopus - Elsevier
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Peer review (15 reviews for 11 publications/grants)

Review activity for American journal of human genetics. (2)
Review activity for Cell death and differentiation. (1)
Review activity for Cell reports. (2)
Review activity for Molecular psychiatry. (1)
Review activity for Nature (1)
Review activity for Nature communications (2)
Review activity for Nature metabolism. (1)
Review activity for Nature methods. (1)
Review activity for Nature neuroscience. (2)
Review activity for Neurobiology of disease. (1)
Review activity for Neuron. (1)