Publications of Wei Chen

Kuss, A. W.; Chen, W.: MicroRNAs in brain function and disease. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 8 (3), pp. 190 - 197 (2008)

Friedländer, M. R.; Chen, W.; Adamidi, C.; Maaskola, J.; Einspanier, R.; Knespel, S.; Rajewsky, N.: Discovering microRNAs from deep sequencing data using miRDeep. Nature Biotechnology 26 (4), pp. 407 - 415 (2008)

Chen, W.; Kalscheuer, V.; Tzschach, A.; Menzel, C.; Ullmann, R.; Schulz, M. H.; Erdogan, F.; Na, L.; Kijas, Z.; Arkesteijn, G. et al.; Pajares, I. L.; Goetz-Sothmann, M.; Heinrich, U.; Rost, I.; Dufke, A.; Grasshoff, U.; Glaeser, B.; Vingron, M.; Ropers, H. H.: Mapping translocation breakpoints by next-generation sequencing. Genome Research 18 (7), pp. 1143 - 1149 (2008)

Kirov, G.; Gumus, D.; Chen, W.; Norton, N.; Georgieva, L.; Sari, M.; O’Donovan, M. C.; Erdogan, F.; Owen, M. J.; Ropers, H.-H. et al.; Ullmann, R.: Comparative genome hybridization suggests a role for NRXN1 and APBA2 in schizophrenia. Human Molecular Genetics 17 (3), pp. 458 - 465 (2008)

Scheffer, I. E.; Turner, S. J.; Dibbens, L. M.; Bayly, M. A.; Friend, K.; Hodgson, B.; Burrows, L.; Shaw, M.; Chen, W.; Ullmann, R. et al.; Ropers, H.-H.; Szepetowski, P.; Haan, E.; Mazarib, A.; Afawi, Z.; Neufeld, M. Y.; Andrews, P. I.; Wallace, G.; Kivity, S.; Lev, D.; Lerman-Sagie, T.; Derry, C. P.; Korczyn, A. D.; Gecz, J.; Mulley, J. C.; Berkovic, S. F.: Epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females: an under-recognized disorder. Brain 131 (4), pp. 918 - 927 (2008)

Tzschach, A.; Chen, W.; Erdogan, F.; Hoeller, A.; Ropers, H.-H.; Castellan, C.; Ullmann, R.; Schinzel, A.: Characterization of Interstitial Xp duplications in two families by tiling path array CGH. American Journal of Medical Genetics. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 146A (2), pp. 197 - 203 (2008)

Ullmann, R.; Turner, G.; Kirchhoff, M.; Chen, W.; Tonge, B.; Rosenberg, C.; Field, M.; Vianna-Morgante, A. M.; Christie, L.; Krepischi-Santos, A. C. et al.; Banna, L.; Brereton, A. V.; Hill, A.; Bisgaard, A.-M.; Müller, I.; Hultschig, C.; Erdogan, F.; Wieczorek, G.; Ropers, H.-H.: Array CGH identifies reciprocal 16p13.1 duplications and deletions that predispose to autism and/or mental retardation. Human Mutation: Variation, Databases, and Disease 28 (7), pp. 674 - 682 (2007)

Ullmann, R.; Turner, G.; Kirchhoff, M.; Chen, W.; Tonge, B.; Rosenberg, C.; Field, M.; Vianna-Morgante, A. M.; Christie, L.; Krepischi-Santos, A. C. et al.; Banna, L.; Brereton, A. V.; Hill, A.; Bisgaard, A.-M.; Müller, I.; Hultschig, C.; Erdogan, F.; Wieczorek, G.; Ropers, H.-H.: Array CGH identifies reciprocal 16p13.1 duplications and deletions that predispose to autism and/or mental retardation. Human Mutation: Variation, Databases, and Disease 28 (7) (2007)

Chen, W.; Jensen, L. R.; Gecz, J.; Fryns, J.-P.; Moraine, C.; de Brouwer, A.; Chelly, J.; Moser, B.; Ropers, H.-H.; Kuss, A. W.: Mutation screening of brain-expressed X-chromosomal miRNA genes in 464 patients with nonsyndromic X-linked mental retardation. European Journal of Human Genetics: EJHG ; the Official Journal of the European Society of Human Genetics 15 (3), pp. 375 - 378 (2007)

Chen, W.; Jensen, L. R.; Gecz, J.; Fryns, J.-P.; Moraine, C.; de Brouwer, A.; Chelly, J.; Moser, B.; Ropers, H.-H.; Kuss, A. W.: Mutation screening of brain-expressed X-chromosomal miRNA genes in 464 patients with nonsyndromic X-linked mental retardation. European Journal of Human Genetics: EJHG ; the Official Journal of the European Society of Human Genetics 15 (3), pp. 375 - 378 (2007)

Najmabadi, H.; Motazacker, M. M.; Garshasbi, M.; Kahrizi, K.; Tzschach, A.; Chen, W.; Behjati, F.; Hadavi, V.; Nieh, S. E.; Abedini, S. S. et al.; Vazifehmand, R.; Firouzabadi, S. G.; Jamali, P.; Falah, M.; Seifati, S. M.; Grüters, A.; Lenzner, S.; Jensen, L. R.; Rüschendorf, F.; Kuss, A. W.; Ropers, H.-H.: Homozygosity mapping in consanguineous families reveals extreme heterogeneity of non-syndromic autosomal recessive mental retardation and identifies 8 novel gene loci. Human Genetics 121 (1), pp. 43 - 48 (2007)

Erdogan, F.; Ullmann, R.; Chen, W.; Schubert, M.; Adolph, S.; Hultschig, C.; Kalscheuer, V. M.; Ropers, H.-H.; Spaich, C.; Tzschach, A.: Characterization of a 5.3 Mb deletion in 15q14 by Comparative Genomic Hybridization using a whole genome ”tiling path” BAC array in a girl with heart defect, cleft palate and developmental delay. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 143 (2), pp. 172 - 178 (2007)

Erdogan, F.; Ullmann, R.; Chen, W.; Schubert, M.; Adolph, S.; Hultschig, C.; Kalscheuer, V. M.; Ropers, H.-H.; Spaich, C.; Tzschach, A.: Characterization of a 5.3 Mb deletion in 15q14 by Comparative Genomic Hybridization using a whole genome ”tiling path” BAC array in a girl with heart defect, cleft palate and developmental delay. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 143 (2), pp. 172 - 178 (2007)

Jensen, L. R.; Lenzner, S.; Mose, B.; Freude, K.; Tzschach, A.; Chen, W.; Fryns, J.-P.; Chelly, J.; Turner, G.; Moraine, C. et al.; Hamel, B.; Ropers, H.-H.; Kuss, A. w.: X-linked mental retardation: a comprehensive molecular screen of 47 candidate genes from a 7.4 Mb interval in Xp11. European Journal of Human Genetics: EJHG ; the Official Journal of the European Society of Human Genetics 15 (1), pp. 68 - 75 (2007)

Jensen, L. R.; Lenzner, S.; Mose, B.; Freude, K.; Tzschach, A.; Chen, W.; Fryns, J.-P.; Chelly, J.; Turner, G.; Moraine, C. et al.; Hamel, B.; Ropers, H.-H.; Kuss, A. w.: X-linked mental retardation: a comprehensive molecular screen of 47 candidate genes from a 7.4 Mb interval in Xp11. European Journal of Human Genetics: EJHG ; the Official Journal of the European Society of Human Genetics 15 (1), pp. 68 - 75 (2007)

Erdogan, F.; Chen, W.; Kirchhoff, M.; Kalscheuer, V. M.; Hultschig, C.; Müller, I.; Schulz, A.; Menzel, C.; Bryndorf, T.; Ropers, H.-H. et al.; Ullmann, R.: Impact of low copy repeats on the generation of balanced and unbalanced chromosomal aberrations in mental retardation. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 115 (3-4), pp. 247 - 253 (2006)

Erdogan, F.; Chen, W.; Kirchhoff, M.; Kalscheuer, V. M.; Hultschig, C.; Müller, I.; Schulz, A.; Menzel, C.; Bryndorf, T.; Ropers, H.-H. et al.; Ullmann, R.: Impact of low copy repeats on the generation of balanced and unbalanced chromosomal aberrations in mental retardation. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 115 (3-4), pp. 247 - 253 (2006)

Budny, B.; Chen, W.; Omran, H.; Fliegauf, M.; Tzschach, A.; Wisniewska, M.; Jensen, L. R.; Raynaud, M.; Shoichet, S. A.; Badura, M. et al.; Lenzner, S.; Latos-Bielenska, A.; Ropers, H.-H.: A novel X-linked recessive mental retardation syndrome comprising macrocephaly and ciliary dysfunction is allelic to oral-facial-digital type I syndrome. Human Genetics 120 (2), pp. 171 - 178 (2006)

Chen, W.; Erdogan, F.; Ropers, H.-H.; Lenzner, S.; Ullmann, R.: : CGHPRO – a comprehensive data analysis tool for array CGH. BMC Bioinformatics 6 (1), pp. 1471 - 2105 (2005)

Chen, W.: Development and application of CGHPRO, a novel software package for retrieving, handling and analysing array CGH data. Dissertation, Freie Universität, Berlin (2006)