Sébastien Lévesque, Université de Sherbrooke

Research

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human genetics genomics bioinformatics congenital anomalies muscle disorders

Latest papers

Forebrain neurogenesis: From embryo to adult.
Trends in developmental biology · 2016
A founder mutation in the PEX6 gene is responsible for increased incidence of Zellweger syndrome in a French Canadian population.
BMC medical genetics · 2012 · first author

All 2 publications

2 publications.

01

Forebrain neurogenesis: From embryo to adult.

Dennis D, Picketts D, Slack RS, Schuurmans C

Trends in developmental biology201610 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/gim.2016.53 PMID: 28367004

02

A founder mutation in the PEX6 gene is responsible for increased incidence of Zellweger syndrome in a French Canadian population.

Levesque S, Morin C, Guay SP, Villeneuve J, Marquis P, Yik WY, Jiralerspong S, Bouchard L, Steinberg S, Hacia JG, Dewar K, Braverman NE

BMC medical genetics201241 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-13-72 PMID: 22894767

Frequent collaborators

FMSS Département de pédiatrie
Department of Biochemistry
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
Biochimie et génomique fonctionnelle
Department of Human Genetics
Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

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Ruth Slack

Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Nancy Braverman

Department of Human Genetics

1 shared papers, latest 2012

David Picketts

Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Luigi Bouchard

Biochimie et génomique fonctionnelle

1 shared papers, latest 2012

Carol Schuurmans

Department of Biochemistry

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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