Edna Ben‐Asher

Weizmann Institute of Science — Israel

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders(10), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology(8), Virus-based gene therapy research(6), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research(4), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms(4)

Publications59 total

Identification of a Functional Risk Variant for Pemphigus Vulgaris in the ST18 Gene
PLoS Genetics·2016· 50 citedOpen Access
Deficiency of Asparagine Synthetase Causes Congenital Microcephaly and a Progressive Form of Encephalopathy
Neuron·2013· 163 citedOpen Access
Mutation in TECPR2 Reveals a Role for Autophagy in Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis
The American Journal of Human Genetics·2012· 163 citedOpen Access
General Olfactory Sensitivity Database (GOSdb): Candidate Genes and their Genomic Variations
Human Mutation·2012· 47 citedOpen Access
Association of the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Susceptibility Gene, TCF7L2, with Schizophrenia in an Arab-Israeli Family Sample
PLoS ONE·2012· 56 citedOpen Access
Personal receptor repertoires: olfaction as a model
BMC Genomics·2012· 113 citedOpen Access
DOCK4 and CEACAM21 as novel schizophrenia candidate genes in the Jewish population – CORRIGENDUM
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology·2011Open Access
Identification of new schizophrenia susceptibility loci in an ethnically homogeneous, family‐based, Arab‐Israeli sample
The FASEB Journal·2011· 28 citedOpen Access
DOCK4 and CEACAM21 as novel schizophrenia candidate genes in the Jewish population
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology·2011· 57 citedOpen Access
Lymphoblast and brain expression of AHI1 and the novel primate-specific gene, C6orf217, in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia Research·2010· 17 cited
Fine mapping of <i>AHI1</i> as a schizophrenia susceptibility gene: from association to evolutionary evidence
The FASEB Journal·2010· 40 citedOpen Access
Single‐nucleotide polymorphisms in the p53 pathway genes modify cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers of Jewish‐Ashkenazi descent
Molecular Carcinogenesis·2010· 12 cited
P.1.01 An association of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha-1 gene with schizophrenia
European Neuropsychopharmacology·2009
Evidence for an interaction of schizophrenia susceptibility loci on chromosome 6q23.3 and 10q24.33–q26.13 in Arab Israeli families
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics·2009· 10 cited
Further evidence for association of the RGS2 gene with antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism: protective role of a functional polymorphism in the 3′-untranslated region
The Pharmacogenomics Journal·2008· 47 cited
MDM2 SNP309 accelerates breast and ovarian carcinogenesis in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers of Jewish–Ashkenazi descent
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment·2007· 47 cited
Genome‐wide linkage scan, fine mapping, and haplotype analysis in a large, inbred, Arab Israeli pedigree suggest a schizophrenia susceptibility locus on chromosome 20p13
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics·2007· 18 cited
Pharmacogenetics of glatiramer acetate therapy for multiple sclerosis reveals drug-response markers
Pharmacogenetics and Genomics·2007· 72 cited
Association of the RGS2 gene with extrapyramidal symptoms induced by treatment with antipsychotic medication
Pharmacogenetics and Genomics·2007· 51 cited
Why do young women smoke? V. Role of direct and interactive effects of nicotinic cholinergic receptor gene variation on neurocognitive function
Genes Brain & Behavior·2007· 55 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Doron Lancet(34), Bernard Lerer(14), Nili Avidan(11), Tsviya Olender(11), Kyra Kanyas(10), Lior Greenbaum(9), Yoav Kohn(9), J. Beckmann(8), Yosef Aloni(8), Anna Alkelai(6), Osnat Karni(6), Fabìo Macciardi(6), Gustavo Glusman(5), Yifat Merbl(4), Anat Horowitz(4), Sara Lupoli(4), Amihai Rigbi(4), Eitan Friedman(4), Ditsa Levanon(3), Yoram Groner(3)