Eric Legius

23.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
296 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Eric Legius is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Legius has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Molecular Biology, 103 papers in Neurology and 99 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Eric Legius's work include Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases (97 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (27 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (24 papers). Eric Legius is often cited by papers focused on Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases (97 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (27 papers) and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (24 papers). Eric Legius collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Netherlands. Eric Legius's co-authors include Hilde Brems, Douglas A. Marchuk, Mie‐Jef Descheemaeker, Thomas W. Glover, Koenraad Devriendt, Gert Matthijs, Thomy de Ravel, J P Fryns, Eline Beert and Karen Cichowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Eric Legius

288 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

SOX10 mutations in patients with Waardenburg-Hirschsprung disease

1998 619 citations Eric Legius, Gert Matthijs et al. profile →
A combined syndrome of juvenile polyposis and hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia associated with mutations in MADH4 ( SMAD4)

2004 534 citations Eric Legius, Sabine Tejpar et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric Legius Belgium	57	4.6k	4.2k	3.1k	2.2k	1.5k	296	12.1k
Bruce R. Korf United States	52	2.7k 0.6×	4.5k 1.1×	3.6k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	242	11.1k
Vincent M. Riccardi United States	45	2.8k 0.6×	4.9k 1.2×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	180	9.3k
David Viskochil United States	48	2.6k 0.6×	5.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	159	8.6k
Ian F. Pollack United States	71	5.1k 1.1×	4.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.5×	2.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.3×	381	16.6k
Julie M. Gastier‐Foster United States	36	10.4k 2.2×	1.6k 0.4×	9.0k 2.9×	2.1k 1.0×	954 0.6×	122	22.8k
Stanislas Lyonnet France	65	8.8k 1.9×	1.3k 0.3×	4.6k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	314	16.7k
Virginia V. Michels United States	47	3.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.3×	2.6k 0.8×	914 0.4×	786 0.5×	148	9.1k
Sue Richards United Kingdom	33	9.6k 2.1×	1.0k 0.2×	8.7k 2.8×	1.6k 0.8×	845 0.6×	85	22.4k
Susan Huson United Kingdom	42	1.5k 0.3×	4.7k 1.1×	968 0.3×	864 0.4×	2.2k 1.5×	110	7.1k
Elaine Spector United States	26	10.1k 2.2×	903 0.2×	9.0k 2.9×	1.5k 0.7×	849 0.6×	71	20.6k

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Mariano, Vittoria, Alexandros K. Kanellopoulos, Giuseppe Aiello, et al.. (2023). SREBP modulates the NADP+/NADPH cycle to control night sleep in Drosophila. Nature Communications. 14(1). 763–763. 10 indexed citations

Brems, Hilde, et al.. (2023). Germline founder variant c.1998delinsTTCT in the RET oncogene: a cohort study in 15 Belgian families. European Journal of Endocrinology. 189(3). 402–408. 2 indexed citations

Mariano, Vittoria, Alexandros K. Kanellopoulos, Claudia Ricci, et al.. (2023). Intellectual Disability and Behavioral Deficits Linked to CYFIP1 Missense Variants Disrupting Actin Polymerization. Biological Psychiatry. 95(2). 161–174. 7 indexed citations

Lannoo, Lore, Jeroen Breckpot, Nathalie Brison, et al.. (2022). Rare autosomal trisomies detected by non-invasive prenatal testing: an overview of current knowledge. European Journal of Human Genetics. 30(12). 1323–1330. 25 indexed citations

Ferner, Rosalie E., D. Gareth Evans, Angela M. Kaindl, et al.. (2021). Lessons learned from drug trials in neurofibromatosis: A systematic review. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 64(9). 104281–104281. 2 indexed citations

Borrie, Sarah C., Alexa E. Horner, Akihiko Yoshimura, et al.. (2021). Impaired instrumental learning in Spred1^−/− mice, a model for a rare RASopathy. Genes Brain & Behavior. 20(5). e12727–e12727. 3 indexed citations

Bempt, Isabelle Vanden, Sara Vander Borght, Raf Sciot, et al.. (2020). Comprehensive targeted next‐generation sequencing approach in the molecular diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 60(4). 239–249. 25 indexed citations

Castellanos, Elisabeth, Bernat Gel, Andreu Alibés, et al.. (2019). Mutational spectrum by phenotype: panel‐based NGS testing of patients with clinical suspicion of RASopathy and children with multiple café‐au‐lait macules. Clinical Genetics. 97(2). 264–275. 12 indexed citations

Morren, Marie‐Anne, et al.. (2018). Phosphatidylinositol‐4,5‐bisphosphate 3‐kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA)‐related overgrowth spectrum: A brief report. Pediatric Dermatology. 35(3). e186–e188. 9 indexed citations

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Destouni, Aspasia, Eftychia Dimitriadou, Sophie Debrock, et al.. (2018). Genome-wide haplotyping embryos developing from 0PN and 1PN zygotes increases transferrable embryos in PGT-M. Human Reproduction. 33(12). 2302–2311. 45 indexed citations

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Brems, Hilde, Éric Pasmant, Rick van Minkelen, et al.. (2012). Review and update ofSPRED1mutations causing legius syndrome. Human Mutation. 33(11). 1538–1546. 69 indexed citations

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Thomas, Laura E., Gill Spurlock, Matthew Mort, et al.. (2011). Exploring the somatic NF1 mutational spectrum associated with NF1 cutaneous neurofibromas. European Journal of Human Genetics. 20(4). 411–419. 22 indexed citations

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Hindryckx, An, Karen Peeraer, Sophie Debrock, et al.. (2010). Has the Prevalence of Congenital Abnormalities after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Increased? The Leuven Data 1994–2000 and a Review of the Literature. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 70(1). 11–22. 19 indexed citations

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Brems, Hilde, Caroline Park, Ophélia Maertens, et al.. (2009). Glomus Tumors in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Genetic, Functional, and Clinical Evidence of a Novel Association. Cancer Research. 69(18). 7393–7401. 92 indexed citations

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Brems, Hilde, Eline Beert, Thomy de Ravel, & Eric Legius. (2009). Mechanisms in the pathogenesis of malignant tumours in neurofibromatosis type 1. The Lancet Oncology. 10(5). 508–515. 238 indexed citations

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Claes, Erna, Lieve Denayer, Gerry Evers‐Kiebooms, et al.. (2005). Predictive Testing for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer: Subjective Perception Regarding Colorectal and Endometrial Cancer, Distress, and Health-related Behavior at One Year Post-Test. Genetic Testing. 9(1). 54–65. 52 indexed citations

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Esch, Hilde Van, René Dom, Martine Borghgraef, et al.. (2004). Screening for FMR-1 premutations in 122 older Flemish males presenting with ataxia. European Journal of Human Genetics. 13(1). 121–123. 47 indexed citations

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Claes, Erna, Gerry Evers‐Kiebooms, Andrea Boogaerts, et al.. (2004). Diagnostic Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Cancer Patients: Women's Looking Back on the Pre-Test Period and a Psychological Evaluation. Genetic Testing. 8(1). 13–21. 39 indexed citations

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Steyaert, Jean, et al.. (1997). A study of the cognitive and psychological profile in 16 children with congenital or juvenile myotonic dystrophy. Clinical Genetics. 52(3). 135–141. 55 indexed citations

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Legius, Eric, Iwona Włodarska, Rina Wu, & Jean‐Pierre Fryns. (1994). Duplication (11)(q13.3→q14.2) in a patient with Noonan syndrome. 1 indexed citations

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