Maria Teresa Bonati

Dr. Maria Teresa Bonati

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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 April 2007 in neurogenetics
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MBMaria Teresa Bonati
Maria Teresa Bonati
SRSilvia Russo
Silvia Russo
Palma FinelliPalma Finelli
Palma Finelli
MVMaria Rosa Valsecchi
Maria Rosa Valsecchi
FCFrancesca Cogliati
Francesca Cogliati
Lidia LarizzaLidia Larizza
Lidia Larizza

1 November 2017 in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
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ACAndrea Ciammola
Andrea Ciammola
PCPaola Carrera
Paola Carrera
Alessio Di FonzoAlessio Di Fonzo
Alessio Di Fonzo
JSJenny Sassone
Jenny Sassone
RVRoberta Villa
Roberta Villa
MBMaria Teresa Bonati
Maria Teresa Bonati

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FCFrancesca Cogliati
Francesca Cogliati
LCLUCIANO CALZARI
LUCIANO CALZARI
MMMaura Masciadri
Maura Masciadri
MBMaria Teresa Bonati
Maria Teresa Bonati
MMMargherita Marchi
Margherita Marchi
SRSilvia Russo
Silvia Russo
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, affecting 1 in 10,000 girls. Intellectual disability, loss of speech and hand skills with stereotypies, seizures and ataxia are recurrent features. Stringent diagnostic criteria distinguish classical Rett, caused by a MECP2 pathogenic variant in 95% of cases, from atypical girls, 40–73% carrying MECP2 variants, and rarely CDKL5 and FOXG1 alterations. A large fraction of atypical and RTT-like patients remain without genetic cause. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) targeted to multigene panels/Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) in 137 girls suspected for RTT led to the identification of a de novo variant in STXBP1 gene in four atypical RTT and two RTT-like girls. De novo pathogenic variants—one in GABRB2 and, for first time, one in GABRG2—were disclosed in classic and atypical RTT patients. Interestingly, the GABRG2 variant occurred at low rate percentage in blood and buccal swabs, reinforcing the relevance of mosaicism in neurological disorders. We confirm the role of STXBP1 in atypical RTT/RTT-like patients if early psychomotor delay and epilepsy before 2 years of age are observed, indicating its inclusion in the RTT diagnostic panel. Lastly, we report pathogenic variants in Gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABAa) receptors as a cause of atypical/classic RTT phenotype, in accordance with the deregulation of GABAergic pathway observed in MECP2 defective in vitro and in vivo models.

8 June 2020 in European Journal of Human Genetics
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LFLuca Ferrari
Luca Ferrari
EMEleonora Mangano
Eleonora Mangano
MBMaria Teresa Bonati
Maria Teresa Bonati
IMIlaria Monterosso
Ilaria Monterosso
DCDaniele Capitanio
Daniele Capitanio
PRPaola Riva
Paola Riva

17 June 2019 in neurogenetics
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MBMaria Teresa Bonati
Maria Teresa Bonati
CCChiara Castronovo
Chiara Castronovo
ASAlessandra Sironi
Alessandra Sironi
DZDario Zimbalatti
Dario Zimbalatti
IBIlaria Bestetti
Ilaria Bestetti
Palma FinelliPalma Finelli
Palma Finelli

1 March 2005 in American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
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MBMaria Teresa Bonati
Maria Teresa Bonati
Palma FinelliPalma Finelli
Palma Finelli
DGDaniela Giardino
Daniela Giardino
GGGiulietta Gottardi
Giulietta Gottardi
WRWendy Roberts
Wendy Roberts
Lidia LarizzaLidia Larizza
Lidia Larizza