Laura Alías

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 981 citations indexed

About

Laura Alías is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Alías has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 981 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Genetics, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Laura Alías's work include Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (23 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers) and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (12 papers). Laura Alías is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (23 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (15 papers) and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (12 papers). Laura Alías collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Argentina and United States. Laura Alías's co-authors include Eduardo F. Tizzano, Sara Bernal, Rebeca Martínez‐Hernández, Pablo Fuentes‐Prior, José M. Millán, Concepción Hernández-Chico, Francisco Javier Álvarez Rodríguez, Ivon Cuscó, Maite Calucho and Elena Aller and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and The Journal of Pathology.

In The Last Decade

Laura Alías

27 papers receiving 958 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Correlation between SMA type and SMN2 copy number revisited: An analysis of 625 unrelated Spanish patients and a compilation of 2834 reported cases
    2018 298 citations Maite Calucho, Sara Bernal et al. Neuromuscular Disorders profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Alías Spain 16 886 766 495 60 41 28 981
Heike Kölbel Germany 14 461 0.5× 444 0.6× 314 0.6× 84 1.4× 35 0.9× 56 722
David Schorling Germany 10 408 0.5× 325 0.4× 241 0.5× 76 1.3× 39 1.0× 18 526
U. R. Monani United States 4 907 1.0× 854 1.1× 299 0.6× 58 1.0× 15 0.4× 5 974
Muna El-Khairi Switzerland 8 469 0.5× 334 0.4× 251 0.5× 36 0.6× 48 1.2× 20 526
Janina Borkowska Poland 11 453 0.5× 349 0.5× 237 0.5× 47 0.8× 30 0.7× 11 519
Carla Angelozzi Italy 6 442 0.5× 453 0.6× 168 0.3× 79 1.3× 21 0.5× 8 569
Olivia Schreiber‐Katz Germany 13 365 0.4× 269 0.4× 163 0.3× 35 0.6× 30 0.7× 29 511
Tiziana Vitali Italy 7 407 0.5× 462 0.6× 149 0.3× 81 1.4× 15 0.4× 12 560
Maria Jędrzejowska Poland 13 320 0.4× 297 0.4× 163 0.3× 65 1.1× 21 0.5× 39 427
Markus McColly United States 5 250 0.3× 269 0.4× 165 0.3× 87 1.4× 27 0.7× 12 408

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Alías

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All Works

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Benito, Daniel Natera‐de, Laura Carrera‐García, Anna Codina, et al.. (2023). Full-Length SMN Transcript in Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarker in Individuals with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2 Treated with Nusinersen. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 10(4). 653–665. 5 indexed citations
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Alías, Laura, Miguel López de Heredia, Lidia González‐Quereda, et al.. (2022). Case report: De novo pathogenic variant in WFS1 causes Wolfram-like syndrome debuting with congenital bilateral deafness. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 998898–998898. 3 indexed citations
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Blasco, Laura Campello, Ida Paramonov, Sara Bernal, et al.. (2021). Beyond copy number: A new, rapid, and versatile method for sequencing the entire SMN2 gene in SMA patients. Human Mutation. 42(6). 787–795. 29 indexed citations
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Calucho, Maite, Sara Bernal, Laura Alías, et al.. (2018). Correlation between SMA type and SMN2 copy number revisited: An analysis of 625 unrelated Spanish patients and a compilation of 2834 reported cases. Neuromuscular Disorders. 28(3). 208–215. 298 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alías, Laura, Sara Bernal, Maite Calucho, et al.. (2018). Utility of two SMN1 variants to improve spinal muscular atrophy carrier diagnosis and genetic counselling. European Journal of Human Genetics. 26(10). 1554–1557. 26 indexed citations
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Alías, Laura, et al.. (2018). Next-generation sequencing reveals a new mutation in the LTBP2 gene associated with microspherophakia in a Spanish family. BMC Medical Genetics. 19(1). 77–77. 7 indexed citations
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Monges, Soledad, Laura Alías, Sara Bernal, et al.. (2016). Genotype–phenotype correlation of SMN locus genes in spinal muscular atrophy children from Argentina. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 20(6). 910–917. 18 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Hernández, Rebeca, Sara Bernal, Klaus Wanisch, et al.. (2015). Decay in survival motor neuron and plastin 3 levels during differentiation of iPSC-derived human motor neurons. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11696–11696. 27 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Hernández, Rebeca, Sara Bernal, Laura Alías, & Eduardo F. Tizzano. (2014). Abnormalities in Early Markers of Muscle Involvement Support a Delay in Myogenesis in Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 73(6). 559–567. 30 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Hernández, Rebeca, Sara Bernal, Eva Also‐Rallo, et al.. (2012). Synaptic defects in type I spinal muscular atrophy in human development. The Journal of Pathology. 229(1). 49–61. 67 indexed citations
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Alías, Laura, Sara Bernal, M. J. Barceló, et al.. (2011). Accuracy of Marker Analysis, Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, and Multiple Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification to Determine SMN2 Copy Number in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 15(9). 587–594. 27 indexed citations
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Also‐Rallo, Eva, Laura Alías, Rebeca Martínez‐Hernández, et al.. (2011). Treatment of spinal muscular atrophy cells with drugs that upregulate SMN expression reveals inter- and intra-patient variability. European Journal of Human Genetics. 19(10). 1059–1065. 25 indexed citations
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Alías, Laura, Eva Also‐Rallo, Rebeca Martínez‐Hernández, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of fetal nuchal translucency in 98 pregnancies at risk for severe spinal muscular atrophy: possible relevance of the SMN2 copy number. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 25(8). 1246–1249. 9 indexed citations
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Bernal, Sara, Eva Also‐Rallo, Rebeca Martínez‐Hernández, et al.. (2011). Plastin 3 expression in discordant spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) siblings. Neuromuscular Disorders. 21(6). 413–419. 46 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Hernández, Rebeca, Eva Also‐Rallo, Laura Alías, et al.. (2010). Ultrasound evaluation of fetal movements in pregnancies at risk for severe spinal muscular atrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 21(2). 97–101. 13 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Hernández, Rebeca, Carolina Soler‐Botija, Laura Alías, et al.. (2009). The Developmental Pattern of Myotubes in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Indicates Prenatal Delay of Muscle Maturation. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 68(5). 474–481. 76 indexed citations
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Alías, Laura, Sara Bernal, Pablo Fuentes‐Prior, et al.. (2008). Mutation update of spinal muscular atrophy in Spain: molecular characterization of 745 unrelated patients and identification of four novel mutations in the SMN1 gene. Human Genetics. 125(1). 29–39. 131 indexed citations
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Gámez, Josep, Laura Alías, Marc Corbera‐Bellalta, et al.. (2007). Investigation of the role of SMN1 and SMN2 haploinsufficiency as a risk factor for Hirayama's disease: Clinical, neurophysiological and genetic characteristics in a Spanish series of 13 patients. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 109(10). 844–848. 12 indexed citations
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Barceló, M. J., et al.. (2006). Two independent mutations of the SMN1 gene in the same spinal muscular atrophy family branch: Lessons for carrier diagnosis. Genetics in Medicine. 8(4). 259–262. 3 indexed citations
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Alías, Laura, P. Gallano, Dolores Moreno, et al.. (2004). A novel mutation in the caveolin-3 gene causing familial isolated hyperCKaemia. Neuromuscular Disorders. 14(5). 321–324. 15 indexed citations

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