Basil T. Darras

22.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
269 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Basil T. Darras is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Basil T. Darras has authored 269 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 148 papers in Molecular Biology, 145 papers in Genetics and 64 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Basil T. Darras's work include Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (140 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (63 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (55 papers). Basil T. Darras is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (140 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (63 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (55 papers). Basil T. Darras collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Basil T. Darras's co-authors include Uta Francke, Darryl C. De Vivo, Richard S. Finkel, Seward B. Rutkove, Peter B. Kang, Jacqueline Montes, Eugenio Mercuri, H. Royden Jones, Jim S. Wu and Kathie M. Bishop and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Basil T. Darras

262 papers receiving 7.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Results from a phase 1 study of nusinersen (ISIS-SMN _Rx ) in children with spinal muscular atrophy

2016 460 citations Claudia A. Chiriboga, Basil T. Darras et al. Neurology profile →
Risdiplam in Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy

2021 260 citations Giovanni Baranello, Basil T. Darras et al. profile →
Spinal muscular atrophy

2022 195 citations Eugenio Mercuri, Francesco Muntoni et al. profile →
Risdiplam-Treated Infants with Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy versus Historical Controls

2021 160 citations Basil T. Darras, Riccardo Masson et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec for treatment-experienced patients with spinal muscular atrophy: a phase 3b, open-label trial 2025 ·Nature Medicine ·Jennifer M. Kwon, Francina Munell, (unknown), Kotaro Yuge, Tamaki Kato, Claude Cancés, Liesbeth De Waele, Ian Woodcock, Eugenio Mercuri, Crystal M. Proud, Basil T. Darras, Leslie H. Hayes, Maryam Oskoui, Jeannie Visootsak, (unknown), Aleksandra Ilić, (unknown), W. Ludo van der Pol	0
2	Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Clinical, Molecular, and Histopathologic Characteristics of 275 Patients With Nemaline Myopathy 2025 ·Neurology Genetics ·(unknown), Casie A. Genetti, Tanya Logvinenko, (unknown), (unknown), Leslie H. Hayes, Shira Rockowitz, Vilma‐Lotta Lehtokari, Susan T. Iannaccone, Basil T. Darras, Haluk Topaloğlu, Carina Wallgren‐Pettersson, Alan H. Beggs	0
3	Spinal Muscular Atrophy Update in Best Practices 2024 ·Neurology Clinical Practice ·Mary Schroth, J. Deans, (unknown), W. Bryan Burnette, Basil T. Darras, Bakri Elsheikh, (unknown), Andrea Klein, Jena M. Krueger, Crystal M. Proud, Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, Robert J. Graham	5
4	Safety and Efficacy of Apitegromab in Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Types 2 and 3 2024 ·Neurology ·Thomas O. Crawford, Basil T. Darras, John Day, Sally Dunaway Young, Tina Duong, Leslie Nelson, D Barrett, (unknown), Sanela Bilic, Shaun Cote, (unknown), Ryan Iarrobino, (unknown), Janet O’Neil, José Rosselló, (unknown), Nathalie Kertesz, George G. Nomikos, Yung Chyung	19
5	Survival among patients receiving eteplirsen for up to 8 years for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and contextualization with natural history controls 2024 ·Muscle & Nerve ·(unknown), Nicolae Done, Edward Tuttle, (unknown), (unknown), Basil T. Darras, Craig M. McDonald, Eugenio Mercuri, Francesco Muntoni	11
6	Safety and Efficacy of IV Onasemnogene Abeparvovec for Pediatric Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy 2024 ·Neurology ·Hugh J. McMillan, Giovanni Baranello, Michelle A. Farrar, Craig M. Zaidman, T. Moreno, Liesbeth De Waele, Yuh‐Jyh Jong, Vincent Laugel, Susana Quijano‐Roy, Eugenio Mercuri, Yin‐Hsiu Chien, Volker Straub, Basil T. Darras, (unknown), Raquel Escudero, (unknown), (unknown), Francesco Muntoni, (unknown)	5
7	The diagnosis communication process in spinal muscular atrophy: A cross-cutting view of the new challenges facing the therapeutic era 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Anna Abulí, (unknown), Marta Codina‐Solà, Eva Baillés, (unknown), Basil T. Darras, Eduardo F. Tizzano	1
8	FIREFISH Parts 1 and 2: 36-month safety and efficacy of risdiplam in Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) (P7-9.009) 2023 ·Neurology ·Basil T. Darras, Giovanni Baranello, Odile Boespflug‐Tanguy, John Day, (unknown), Andrea Klein, (unknown), Maria Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska, Eugenio Mercuri, Kristy Rose, D. Vlodavets, (unknown), Edmar Zanoteli, Muna El-Khairi, Marianne Gerber, Ksenija Gorni, Heidemarie Kletzl, (unknown), (unknown), Laurent Servais	1
9	Disease Burden of Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Comparative Cohort Study Using Insurance Claims Data in the USA 2022 ·Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases ·(unknown), (unknown), Εleni Gaki, Scott Lipnick, Maryam Oskoui, R. Scalco, Basil T. Darras	4
10	Pooled Safety Data from the Risdiplam Clinical Trial Development Program (4184) 2021 ·Neurology ·Laurent Servais, Giovanni Baranello, Enrico Bertini, Claudia A. Chiriboga, Basil T. Darras, John Day, Nicolas Deconinck, Dirk Fischer, Nathalie Goemans, Janbernd Kirschner, Andrea Klein, Riccardo Masson, Maria Mazurkiewicz-Bełdzińska, (unknown), (unknown), Ksenija Gorni, Birgit Jaber, Tammy McIver, R. Scalco, Eugenio Mercuri	3
11	Homozygous TRPV4 mutation causes congenital distal spinal muscular atrophy and arthrogryposis 2019 ·Neurology Genetics ·(unknown), (unknown), Ágnes Tóth-Petróczy, (unknown), (unknown), Nikkola Carmichael, Elicia Estrella, Basil T. Darras, Natasha Y. Frank, Joel B. Krier, Rachelle Gaudet, Vandana Gupta	16
12	Systemic nature of spinal muscular atrophy revealed by studying insurance claims 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Scott Lipnick, Denis Agniel, Rahul Aggarwal, Nina R. Makhortova, Samuel G. Finlayson, (unknown), Nathan Palmer, Basil T. Darras, Isaac S. Kohane, Lee L. Rubin	53
13	Ambulatory function and fatigue in nusinersen-treated children with spinal muscular atrophy. (P2.322) 2018 ·Neurology ·Jacqueline Montes, Sally Dunaway Young, Elena Mazzone, Amy Pasternak, Allan M. Glanzman, Richard S. Finkel, Basil T. Darras, Francesco Muntoni, Eugenio Mercuri, Darryl C. De Vivo, Kathie M. Bishop, Eugene Schneider, Frank Bennett, Richard Foster, Wildon Farwell	4
14	Functional Mixed-Effects Modeling of Longitudinal Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Electrical Impedance Myography Data Using State-Space Approach 2018 ·IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·Kush Kapur, Benjamin Sanchez, Adam Pacheck, Basil T. Darras, Seward B. Rutkove, (unknown)	8
15	Electrical impedance myography for assessment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy 2017 ·Annals of Neurology ·Seward B. Rutkove, Kush Kapur, Craig M. Zaidman, Jim S. Wu, Amy Pasternak, (unknown), (unknown), Adam Pacheck, (unknown), Tim Harrington, Basil T. Darras	52
16	Efficacy and safety of nusinersen in children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA): results of the phase 3 CHERISH study 2017 ·Neuropediatrics ·Janbernd Kirschner, Eugenio Mercuri, Richard S. Finkel, Claudia A. Chiriboga, Nancy L. Kuntz, Basil T. Darras, Perry B. Shieh, Kayoko Saito, Darryl C. De Vivo, Elena Mazzone, Jacqueline Montes, Qingqing Yang, Zhenshao Zhong, Sarah Gheuens, C. Frank Bennett, Eugene Schneider, Wildon Farwell	0
17	One Year Outcome of Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using the Bayley-III Scales of Infant and Toddler Development 2014 ·Pediatric Neurology ·Anne M. Connolly, Julaine Florence, Mary Michaeleen Cradock, Michelle Eagle, Kevin M. Flanigan, Craig M. McDonald, Peter Karachunski, Basil T. Darras, Kate Bushby, Elizabeth C. Malkus, Paul T. Golumbek, Craig M. Zaidman, J. Philip Miller, Jerry R. Mendell	39
18	Mutations in the satellite cell gene MEGF10 cause a recessive congenital myopathy with minicores 2012 ·Neurogenetics ·Steven E. Boyden, (unknown), Genri Kawahara, Jennifer A. Myers, Satomi Mitsuhashi, Elicia Estrella, Anna R. Duncan, (unknown), Elizabeth T. DeChene, (unknown), Carsten G. Bönnemann, Basil T. Darras, Jerry R. Mendell, Hart G.W. Lidov, Ichizo Nishino, Alan H. Beggs, Louis M. Kunkel, Peter B. Kang	57
19	Validation of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND) 2011 ·Pediatric Physical Therapy ·Allan M. Glanzman, Michael McDermott, Jacqueline Montes, William B. Martens, Jean Flickinger, Susan Riley, Janet Quigley, Sally Dunaway Young, Jessica O’Hagen, Liyong Deng, Wendy K. Chung, Rabi Tawil, Basil T. Darras, Michele Yang, Douglas M. Sproule, Darryl C. De Vivo, Petra Kaufmann, Richard S. Finkel	95
20	G.P.2.01 The natural history of spinal muscular atrophy – preliminary results from the PNCR network 2007 ·Neuromuscular Disorders ·P. Kaufmann, Richard S. Finkel, Basil T. Darras, Clifton L. Gooch, Peter B. Kang, Rabi Tawil, Michael McDermott, (unknown)	3

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