Ben A. Oostra

3.5k citations

12 papers · 1.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 11

Genetics top 1%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 10%
Cell Biology

Co-authors: Stephen T. Warren C. Thomas Caskey F Zhang David L. Nelson Ying‐Hui Fu Maura Pieretti R. Frank Kooy Rob Willemsen
Topics: Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (11 papers)Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (6 papers)Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (4 papers)
Cited by: Genetics Cognitive Neuroscience Molecular Biology
Journals: Cell Nucleic Acids Research The American Journal of Human Genetics
Partner nations: Netherlands Belgium Poland

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Ben A. Oostra

12 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Absence of expression of the FMR-1 gene in fragile X syndrome

1991 1.2k citations Maura Pieretti, F Zhang et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fragile X syndrome at the turn of the century 2000 ·Molecular Medicine Today ·R. Frank Kooy,Rob Willemsen,Ben A. Oostra	50
2	Imprinting Effect in Premature Ovarian Failure Confined to Paternally Inherited Fragile X Premutations 2000 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·(unknown),Erik A. Sistermans,Chris M.G. Thomas,Didi D.M. Braat,Huub Straatman,Lambertus A. Kiemeney,Ben A. Oostra,Arie P.T. Smits	71
3	The Fragile X Syndrome and Other Fragile Site Disorders 1998 ·Results and problems in cell differentiation ·R. Frank Kooy,Ben A. Oostra,Patrick J. Willems	19
4	Screening with the FMR1 protein test among mentally retarded males 1998 ·Human Genetics ·Bert B.A. de Vries,Serieta Mohkamsing,Ans M.W. van den Ouweland,Dicky Halley,Martinus F. Niermeijer,Ben A. Oostra,Rob Willemsen	27
5	Characterization of FMR1 Promoter Elements by In Vivo-Footprinting Analysis 1997 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Sabine Schwemmle,Esther de Graaff,Heidrun L. Deissler,Dieter Gläser,Doris Wöhrle,Ingo Kennerknecht,Walter Just,Ben A. Oostra,Walter Dörfler,(unknown),Peter Steinbach	48
6	The fragile X phenotype in a mosaic male with a deletion showing expression of theFMR1 protein in 28% of the cells 1996 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics ·Esther de Graaff,Bert de Vries,(unknown),J. O. Van Hemel,Serieta Mohkamsing,Ben A. Oostra,(unknown)	34
7	A fragile gene 1995 ·BioEssays ·Ben A. Oostra,(unknown)	31
8	Apparent regression of the CGG repeat in FMR1 to an allele of normal size 1994 ·Human Genetics ·Lieve Vits,Kristel De Boulle,Edwin Reyniers,(unknown),John Darby,Ben A. Oostra,(unknown)	27
9	Review: The fragile X syndrome: Isolation of the FMR-1 gene and characterization of the fragile X mutation 1992 ·Chromosoma ·Ben A. Oostra,Annemieke J.M.H. Verkerk	27
10	Validation of linkage‐based DNA‐diagnosis of fragile X gene carriers with the CGG repeat probe 1992 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics ·Bernard A. van Oost,Arie P.T. Smits,Jos Dreesen,Ans M.W. van den Ouweland,Ben A. Oostra	4
11	Absence of expression of the FMR-1 gene in fragile X syndromebreakdown → 1991 ·Cell ·Maura Pieretti,F Zhang,Ying‐Hui Fu,Stephen T. Warren,Ben A. Oostra,C. Thomas Caskey,David L. Nelson	1218
12	Involvement of DNA gyrase in the transcription of ribosomal RNA 1980 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Ben A. Oostra,(unknown),Max Gruber	31

About Ben A. Oostra

Ben A. Oostra is a scholar working on Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, having authored 12 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (11 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (6 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (1.4k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (758 citations) and Molecular Biology (1.1k citations). Ben A. Oostra has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and Poland. Frequent co-authors include Stephen T. Warren, C. Thomas Caskey, F Zhang, David L. Nelson, Ying‐Hui Fu, Maura Pieretti, R. Frank Kooy, Rob Willemsen, Annemieke J.M.H. Verkerk and Arie P.T. Smits. Their work appears in journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and The American Journal of Human Genetics.

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