Brigitte Rigat

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
32 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

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Brigitte Rigat is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brigitte Rigat has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Physiology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Brigitte Rigat's work include Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (18 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (12 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (9 papers). Brigitte Rigat is often cited by papers focused on Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (18 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (12 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (9 papers). Brigitte Rigat collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Brigitte Rigat's co-authors include Florent Soubrier, Pierre Corvol, François Cambien, C. Hübert, F Alhenc‐Gelas, Pierre Corvol, Christine Hübert, Sophie Visvikis‐Siest, Laurence Tiret and Don J. Mahuran and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Brigitte Rigat

32 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene accounting for half the variance of serum enzyme levels.

1990 3.1k citations Brigitte Rigat, C. Hübert et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
PCR detection of the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the human angiotensin converting enzyme gene (DCP1) (dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase 1)

1992 1.1k citations Brigitte Rigat, Christine Hübert et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
Evidence, from combined segregation and linkage analysis, that a variant of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene controls plasma ACE levels.

1992 1.0k citations Brigitte Rigat, Pierre Corvol et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Brigitte Rigat	3.9k	2.6k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	32	6.5k
Klaus Lindpaintner	4.1k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.7×	617 0.6×	138	8.2k
F Alhenc‐Gelas	3.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	924 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	336 0.3×	25	4.9k
François Alhenc‐Gelas	3.9k 1.0×	2.4k 0.9×	730 0.5×	2.0k 1.7×	550 0.5×	122	6.9k
C. Hübert	2.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	937 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	295 0.3×	24	4.4k
V J Dzau	3.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	400 0.3×	2.2k 1.8×	974 0.9×	76	5.9k
Toshihiro Ichiki	3.5k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	305 0.2×	3.4k 2.9×	1.1k 1.0×	111	7.4k
Matsuhiko Hayashi	1.8k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	482 0.4×	2.5k 2.1×	582 0.5×	203	6.1k
Hiroyuki Kobori	6.2k 1.6×	5.1k 2.0×	372 0.3×	2.3k 1.9×	864 0.8×	178	10.0k
Sven Waßmann	2.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	503 0.4×	2.0k 1.7×	1.1k 1.0×	101	7.0k
Óscar Lorenzo	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	264 0.2×	2.4k 2.0×	602 0.6×	110	6.3k

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Caridi, Gianluca, Francesca Lugani, Brigitte Rigat, et al.. (2018). A novel insertion (c.1098dupT) in the albumin gene causes analbuminemia in a consanguineous family. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 62(2). 144–148. 4 indexed citations

Fuller, Maria, et al.. (2014). Liquid chromatography/electrospray ionisation–tandem mass spectrometry quantification of GM2 gangliosides in human peripheral cells and plasma. Analytical Biochemistry. 458. 20–26. 20 indexed citations

Sinha, Ankit, et al.. (2011). Characterization of the Biosynthesis, Processing and Kinetic Mechanism of Action of the Enzyme Deficient in Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIC. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24951–e24951. 20 indexed citations

Schitter, Georg, Andreas Steiner, Arnold Stütz, et al.. (2010). Synthesis of lipophilic 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin derivatives as D-galactosidase inhibitors. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 6. 21–21. 17 indexed citations

Clarke, Joe T.R., Don J. Mahuran, Swati Sathe, et al.. (2010). An open-label Phase I/II clinical trial of pyrimethamine for the treatment of patients affected with chronic GM2 gangliosidosis (Tay–Sachs or Sandhoff variants). Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 102(1). 6–12. 89 indexed citations

Schitter, Georg, Andreas Steiner, Gerit Pototschnig, et al.. (2010). Fluorous Iminoalditols: A New Family of Glycosidase Inhibitors and Pharmacological Chaperones. ChemBioChem. 11(14). 2026–2033. 41 indexed citations

Khanna, Richie, Elfrida R. Benjamin, Lee Pellegrino, et al.. (2010). The pharmacological chaperone isofagomine increases the activity of the Gaucher disease L444P mutant form of β‐glucosidase. FEBS Journal. 277(7). 1618–1638. 127 indexed citations

Furneaux, Richard H., Don J. Mahuran, Brigitte Rigat, et al.. (2010). 1-Deoxynojirimycins with dansyl capped N-substituents as probes for Morbus Gaucher affected cell lines. Carbohydrate Research. 345(10). 1371–1376. 11 indexed citations

Tropak, Michael B., et al.. (2009). A sensitive fluorescence-based assay for monitoring GM2 ganglioside hydrolysis in live patient cells and their lysates. Glycobiology. 20(3). 356–365. 22 indexed citations

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Rigat, Brigitte, Herman Yeger, Darakhshanda Shehnaz, & Don J. Mahuran. (2009). GM2 activator protein inhibits platelet activating factor signaling in rats. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 385(4). 576–580. 8 indexed citations

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Maegawa, Gustavo, Michael B. Tropak, Brigitte Rigat, et al.. (2009). Identification and Characterization of Ambroxol as an Enzyme Enhancement Agent for Gaucher Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(35). 23502–23516. 260 indexed citations

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Rigat, Brigitte & Don J. Mahuran. (2009). Diltiazem, a L-type Ca2+ channel blocker, also acts as a pharmacological chaperone in Gaucher patient cells. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 96(4). 225–232. 39 indexed citations

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Bagshaw, Richard D., et al.. (2008). Cryptic splice site in the complementary DNA of glucocerebrosidase causes inefficient expression. Analytical Biochemistry. 381(2). 276–278. 3 indexed citations

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Martin, Douglas R., Brigitte Rigat, Polly Foureman, et al.. (2008). Molecular consequences of the pathogenic mutation in feline GM1 gangliosidosis. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 94(2). 212–221. 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Biao, Brigitte Rigat, Cynthia J. Curry, & Don J. Mahuran. (1999). Structure of the GM2A Gene: Identification of an Exon 2 Nonsense Mutation and a Naturally Occurring Transcript with an In-Frame Deletion of Exon 2. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65(1). 77–87. 25 indexed citations

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Carbone, Mary Anna, N. MacKay, Mingfu Ling, et al.. (1998). Amerindian Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency Is Associated with Two Distinct Missense Mutations. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 62(6). 1312–1319. 38 indexed citations

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MacKay, N., et al.. (1994). cDNA Cloning of Human Kidney Pyruvate Carboxylase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 202(2). 1009–1014. 19 indexed citations

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Rigat, Brigitte, et al.. (1992). PCR detection of the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the human angiotensin converting enzyme gene (DCP1) (dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase 1). Nucleic Acids Research. 20(6). 1433–1433. 1109 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rigat, Brigitte, et al.. (1992). Sib pair linkage analysis of renin gene haplotypes in human essential hypertension. Human Genetics. 88(3). 301–6. 81 indexed citations

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Rigat, Brigitte, C. Hübert, F Alhenc‐Gelas, et al.. (1990). An insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene accounting for half the variance of serum enzyme levels.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 86(4). 1343–1346. 3121 indexed citations breakdown →

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