Louis Viollet

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

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Louis Viollet is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis Viollet has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Louis Viollet's work include Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (23 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (14 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (7 papers). Louis Viollet is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (23 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (14 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (7 papers). Louis Viollet collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Belgium. Louis Viollet's co-authors include Judith Melki, Olivier Clermont, Lydie Bürglen, Philippe Burlet, Corinne Cruaud, Arnold Münnich, Jean Weissenbach, Bernard Bénichou, Philippe Millasseau and Massimo Zeviani and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Louis Viollet

32 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Identification and characterization of a spinal muscular atrophy-determining gene

1995 3.1k citations Lydie Bürglen, Olivier Clermont et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Louis Viollet France	19	3.3k	3.2k	1.2k	284	277	32	4.1k
Philippe Burlet France	16	4.1k 1.2×	4.1k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	331 1.2×	357 1.3×	24	5.0k
Bernard Bénichou France	17	2.8k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	259 0.9×	328 1.2×	29	4.0k
Umrao R. Monani United States	27	3.7k 1.1×	3.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	368 1.3×	304 1.1×	41	4.3k
Allison D. Ebert United States	30	990 0.3×	2.6k 0.8×	379 0.3×	496 1.7×	293 1.1×	65	3.4k
Carmine Nicoletti Italy	26	562 0.2×	1.7k 0.5×	234 0.2×	505 1.8×	159 0.6×	53	2.5k
Thais Federici United States	23	871 0.3×	1.1k 0.3×	204 0.2×	730 2.6×	318 1.1×	59	2.1k
Richard J.L.F. Lemmers Netherlands	30	895 0.3×	3.5k 1.1×	246 0.2×	77 0.3×	526 1.9×	65	3.9k
Sandra Duqué United States	14	693 0.2×	1.0k 0.3×	233 0.2×	118 0.4×	573 2.1×	24	1.5k
Louise R. Rodino‐Klapac United States	38	741 0.2×	3.8k 1.2×	362 0.3×	105 0.4×	1.8k 6.5×	102	4.5k
Sophie Chargé Canada	13	447 0.1×	2.3k 0.7×	804 0.7×	32 0.1×	300 1.1×	26	2.9k

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Shulman, Melanie, Jessica Kong, John O’Gorman, et al.. (2023). TANGO: a placebo-controlled randomized phase 2 study of efficacy and safety of the anti-tau monoclonal antibody gosuranemab in early Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Aging. 3(12). 1591–1601. 47 indexed citations

Viollet, Louis, Kathryn J. Swoboda, Rong Mao, et al.. (2020). A novel pathogenic variant in DYNC1H1 causes various upper and lower motor neuron anomalies. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 63(12). 104063–104063. 5 indexed citations

Catteruccia, Michela, Carole Vuillerot, Isabelle Vaugier, et al.. (2015). Orthopedic Management of Scoliosis by Garches Brace and Spinal Fusion in SMA Type 2 Children. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 2(4). 453–462. 21 indexed citations

Viollet, Louis & Judith Melki. (2013). Spinal muscular atrophies. Handbook of clinical neurology. 113. 1395–1411. 6 indexed citations

Blumen, Sergiu C., Stéphanie Astord, Valérie Robin, et al.. (2011). A rare recessive distal hereditary motor neuropathy with HSJ1 chaperone mutation. Annals of Neurology. 71(4). 509–519. 55 indexed citations

Abbara, Chadi, B. Estournet, Lucette Lacomblez, et al.. (2010). Riluzole pharmacokinetics in young patients with spinal muscular atrophy. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 71(3). 403–410. 20 indexed citations

Prando, Carolina, Stéphanie Boisson‐Dupuis, Audrey V. Grant, et al.. (2010). Paternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 6 causing a complex syndrome including complete IFN‐γ receptor 1 deficiency. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 152A(3). 622–629. 9 indexed citations

Renvoisé, Benoît, Sabrina Colasse, P Burlet, et al.. (2009). The loss of the snoRNP chaperone Nopp140 from Cajal bodies of patient fibroblasts correlates with the severity of spinal muscular atrophy. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(7). 1181–1189. 22 indexed citations

Allamand, Valérie, Corine Gartioux, Emmanuelle Lacène, et al.. (2007). C.O.3 Endoplasmic reticulum retention of COL6 chains in Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 17(9-10). 833–833. 1 indexed citations

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Maystadt, Isabelle, René Rezsöhazy, Martine Barkats, et al.. (2007). The Nuclear Factor κB–Activator Gene PLEKHG5 Is Mutated in a Form of Autosomal Recessive Lower Motor Neuron Disease with Childhood Onset. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 81(1). 67–76. 62 indexed citations

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Vézain, Myriam, Pascale Saugier-Véber, Judith Melki, et al.. (2007). A sensitive assay for measuring SMN mRNA levels in peripheral blood and in muscle samples of patients affected with spinal muscular atrophy. European Journal of Human Genetics. 15(10). 1054–1062. 32 indexed citations

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Quijano‐Roy, Susana, Itxaso Martì, S. Makri, et al.. (2005). Brain MRI abnormalities in muscular dystrophy due to FKRP mutations. Brain and Development. 28(4). 232–242. 26 indexed citations

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Viollet, Louis, Mohammed Zarhrate, Isabelle Maystadt, et al.. (2004). Refined genetic mapping of autosomal recessive chronic distal spinal muscular atrophy to chromosome 11q13.3 and evidence of linkage disequilibrium in European families. European Journal of Human Genetics. 12(6). 483–488. 12 indexed citations

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Maystadt, Isabelle, Mohammed Zarhrate, P. Landrieu, et al.. (2004). Allelic heterogeneity of SMARD1 at the IGHMBP2 locus. Human Mutation. 23(5). 525–526. 43 indexed citations

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Viollet, Louis, A Barois, Ziad Rifai, et al.. (2002). Mapping of autosomal recessive chronic distal spinal muscular atrophy to chromosome 11q13. Annals of Neurology. 51(5). 585–592. 35 indexed citations

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Viollet, Louis, et al.. (1999). Allele-Specific Amplification for the Diagnosis of Autosomal Recessive Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 37(2). 133–135. 4 indexed citations

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Viollet, Louis, Solange Bertrandy, Ana Lúcia Brunialti Godard, et al.. (1997). cDNA Isolation, Expression, and Chromosomal Localization of the Mouse Survival Motor Neuron Gene (Smn). Genomics. 40(1). 185–188. 59 indexed citations

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Bürglen, Lydie, Jeanne Amiel, Louis Viollet, et al.. (1996). Survival motor neuron gene deletion in the arthrogryposis multiplex congenita-spinal muscular atrophy association.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 98(5). 1130–1132. 56 indexed citations

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Bürglen, Lydie, Suzie Lefebvre, Olivier Clermont, et al.. (1996). Structure and Organization of the Human Survival Motor Neurone (SMN) Gene. Genomics. 32(3). 479–482. 207 indexed citations

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Bürglen, Lydie, Olivier Clermont, Philippe Burlet, et al.. (1995). Identification and characterization of a spinal muscular atrophy-determining gene. Cell. 80(1). 155–165. 3069 indexed citations breakdown →

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