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M. Kanaan

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h-index: 32
Works: 64
Citations: 3,928

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A novel deletion involving the connexin-30 gene, del(GJB6-d13s1854), found in trans with mutations in the GJB2 gene (connexin-26) in subjects with DFNB1 non-syndromic hearing impairment
F. D. del Castillo, M. Rodríguez-Ballesteros, A. Álvarez, T. Hutchin +26 more
2005Journal of Medical Genetics324 citations Open access
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Whole exome sequencing and homozygosity mapping identify mutation in the cell polarity protein GPSM2 as the cause of nonsyndromic hearing loss DFNB82.
T. Walsh, Hashem Shahin, Tal Elkan-Miller, Ming K. Lee +7 more
2010American Journal of Human Genetics289 citations Open access
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Ultra-rare genetic variation in the epilepsies: a whole-exome sequencing study of 17,606 individuals
Y. Feng, D. Howrigan, L. Abbott, K. Tashman +236 more
2019bioRxiv268 citations Open access
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From flies' eyes to our ears: Mutations in a human class III myosin cause progressive nonsyndromic hearing loss DFNB30
T. Walsh, Vanessa Walsh, S. Vreugde, R. Hertzano +6 more
2002Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America244 citations Open access
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GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture
R. Stevelink, C. Campbell, Si-Wei Chen, B. Abou-Khalil +315 more
2023Nature Genetics198 citations Open access
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Targeted genomic capture and massively parallel sequencing to identify genes for hereditary hearing loss in middle eastern families
Zippora Brownstein, L. Friedman, Hashem Shahin, V. Oron‐Karni +17 more
2011Genome Biology195 citations Open access
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Otoancorin, an inner ear protein restricted to the interface between the apical surface of sensory epithelia and their overlying acellular gels, is defective in autosomal recessive deafness DFNB22
I. Zwaenepoel, M. Mustapha, M. Leibovici, E. Verpy +11 more
2002Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America180 citations Open access
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The prevalence and expression of inherited connexin 26 mutations associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss in the Israeli population
T. Sobe, S. Vreugde, Hashem Shahin, Mira Berlin +7 more
1999Human Genetics161 citations
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Genetics of congenital deafness in the Palestinian population: multiple connexin 26 alleles with shared origins in the Middle East
Hashem Shahin, T. Walsh, T. Sobe, E. Lynch +3 more
2002Human Genetics148 citations
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Mutations in OTOGL, encoding the inner ear protein otogelin-like, cause moderate sensorineural hearing loss.
K. Yariz, D. Duman, Celia Zazo Seco, J. Dallman +26 more
2012American Journal of Human Genetics120 citations Open access
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GPSM2 mutations cause the brain malformations and hearing loss in Chudley-McCullough syndrome.
D. Doherty, A. Chudley, G. Coghlan, G. Ishak +14 more
2012American Journal of Human Genetics118 citations Open access
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Minichromosome maintenance complex component 8 (MCM8) gene mutations result in primary gonadal failure
Y. Tenenbaum‐Rakover, A. Weinberg-Shukron, P. Renbaum, Orit Lobel +8 more
2015Journal of Medical Genetics117 citations
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Genomic duplication and overexpression of TJP2/ZO-2 leads to altered expression of apoptosis genes in progressive nonsyndromic hearing loss DFNA51.
T. Walsh, S. Pierce, Danielle R. Lenz, Zippora Brownstein +13 more
2010American Journal of Human Genetics105 citations Open access
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Five novel loci for inherited hearing loss mapped by SNP-based homozygosity profiles in Palestinian families
Hashem Shahin, T. Walsh, Amal Abu Rayyan, Ming K. Lee +11 more
2010European Journal of Human Genetics95 citations Open access
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Multifarious characterization of leishmania tropica from a Judean desert focus, exposing intraspecific diversity and incriminating phlebotomus sergenti as its vector.
L. Schnur, A. Nasereddin, C. L. Eisenberger, C. Jaffe +12 more
2004American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene85 citations Open access
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A mutation in the nucleoporin-107 gene causes XX gonadal dysgenesis.
A. Weinberg-Shukron, P. Renbaum, R. Kalifa, S. Zeligson +11 more
2015Journal of Clinical Investigation83 citations Open access
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Molecular epidemiology of hereditary epidermolysis bullosa in a Middle Eastern population.
Judeh Abu Sa'd, M. Indelman, E. Pfendner, T. Falik-Zaccai +14 more
2006Journal of Investigative Dermatology70 citations Open access
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A truncating mutation in SERPINB6 is associated with autosomal-recessive nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss.
A. Sırmacı, S. Erbek, Justin Price, Mingqian Huang +21 more
2010American Journal of Human Genetics66 citations Open access
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Genomic analysis of a heterogeneous Mendelian phenotype: multiple novel alleles for inherited hearing loss in the Palestinian population
T. Walsh, Amal Abu Rayan, Judeh Abu Sa'ed, Hashem Shahin +8 more
2006Human Genomics65 citations Open access
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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex in Israel: clinical and genetic features.
Dan Ciubotaru, R. Bergman, D. Baty, M. Indelman +8 more
2003Archives of Dermatology62 citations Open access
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Genomic analysis of inherited hearing loss in the Palestinian population
Amal Abu Rayyan, Lara Kamal, S. Casadei, Zippora Brownstein +13 more
2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America57 citations Open access
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Sub-genic intolerance, ClinVar, and the epilepsies: A whole-exome sequencing study of 29,165 individuals.
Joshua E. Motelow, G. Povysil, R. Dhindsa, Kate E. Stanley +251 more
2021American Journal of Human Genetics53 citations Open access
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Junctional epidermolysis bullosa in the Middle East: clinical and genetic studies in a series of consanguineous families.
A. Nakano, G. Lestringant, T. Paperna, R. Bergman +9 more
2002Journal of American Academy of Dermatology52 citations
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Exome sequencing of 20,979 individuals with epilepsy reveals shared and distinct ultra-rare genetic risk across disorder subtypes
Si-Wei Chen, B. Abou-Khalil, Z. Afawi, Q. Z. Ali +332 more
2024Nature Neuroscience50 citations Open access
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Novel myosin mutations for hereditary hearing loss revealed by targeted genomic capture and massively parallel sequencing
Zippora Brownstein, Amal Abu-Rayyan, Daphne Karfunkel-Doron, S. Sirigu +6 more
2013European Journal of Human Genetics45 citations Open access
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Nonsense mutation of the stereociliar membrane protein gene PTPRQ in human hearing loss DFNB84
Hashem Shahin, M. Rahil, Amal Abu Rayan, K. Avraham +3 more
2010Journal of Medical Genetics44 citations Open access
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Correlation between allergy and persistent Epstein-Barr virus infections in chronic-active Epstein-Barr virus-infected patients.
G. Olson, M. Kanaan, G. Gersuk, L. M. Kelley +1 more
1986Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology43 citations
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A mouse model for human hearing loss DFNB30 due to loss of function of myosin IIIA
Vanessa Walsh, Dorith Raviv, A. Dror, Hashem Shahin +4 more
2010Mammalian Genome42 citations Open access
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Promoting Arab and Israeli cooperation: peacebuilding through health initiatives.
H. Skinner, Z. Abdeen, H. Abdeen, Phil Aber +14 more
2005The Lancet41 citations
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THE β+-IVS-I-6 (T → C) MUTATION ACCOUNTS FOR HALF OF THE THALASSEMIA CHROMOSOMES IN THE PALESTINIAN POPULATIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS
M. El-Latif, D. Filon, D. Rund, A. Oppenheim +1 more
2002Hemoglobin37 citations
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The GPSM2/LGN GoLoco motifs are essential for hearing
Yoni Bhonker, Amal Abu-Rayyan, Kathy Ushakov, L. Amir-Zilberstein +11 more
2015Mammalian Genome35 citations Open access
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Loss of function of PCDH12 underlies recessive microcephaly mimicking intrauterine infection
A. Aran, N. Rosenfeld, R. Jaron, P. Renbaum +16 more
2016Neurology33 citations Open access
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Combined mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid deficiency is caused by a novel founder nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase mutation that alters mitochondrial morphology and increases oxidative stress
A. Weinberg-Shukron, Abdulsalam Abu-Libdeh, Fouad Zhadeh, L. Carmel +7 more
2015Journal of Medical Genetics32 citations
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Functional Characterization of Pendrin Mutations Found in the Israeli and Palestinian Populations
S. Dossena, C. Nofziger, Zippora Brownstein, M. Kanaan +2 more
2011Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry31 citations Open access
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The cpc-2 gene ofNeurospora crassa encodes a protein entirely composed of WD-repeat segments that is involved in general amino acid control and female fertility
Frank Müller, D. Krüger, E. Sattlegger, B. Hoffmann +3 more
1995Molecular and General Genetics MGG31 citations
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Mutation of KREMEN1, a modulator of Wnt signaling, is responsible for ectodermal dysplasia including oligodontia in Palestinian families
Y. Issa, Lara Kamal, Amal Abu Rayyan, Dima Dweik +5 more
2016European Journal of Human Genetics29 citations Open access
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Collaborative genomics for human health and cooperation in the Mediterranean region
Tayfun Özçelik, M. Kanaan, K. Avraham, D. Yannoukakos +6 more
2010Nature Genetics27 citations Open access
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Spectrum of genes for inherited hearing loss in the Israeli Jewish population, including the novel human deafness gene ATOH1
Zippora Brownstein, S. Gulsuner, T. Walsh, F. Martins +46 more
2020bioRxiv24 citations Open access
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High frequency of autosomal‐recessive DFNB59 hearing loss in an isolated Arab population in Israel
G. Borck, L. Rainshtein, S. Hellman-Aharony, A. Volk +7 more
2012Clinical Genetics24 citations
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The combination of whole-exome sequencing and clinical analysis allows better diagnosis of rare syndromic retinal dystrophies
Alaa Abu-Diab, Ala'a AlTalbishi, B. Rosin, M. Kanaan +6 more
2019Acta ophthalmologica22 citations Open access
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The phenotypic spectrum of ARHGEF9 includes intellectual disability, focal epilepsy and febrile seizures
K. Klein, M. Pendziwiat, Anda Eilam, R. Gilad +6 more
2017Journal of Neurology21 citations
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Audiological Manifestations and Features of Connexin 26 Deafness
G. Green, R. Mueller, E. S. Cohn, K. Avraham +2 more
200321 citations
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RBM28, a protein deficient in ANE syndrome, regulates hair follicle growth via miR‐203 and p63
E. Warshauer, L. Samuelov, O. Sarig, D. Vodo +15 more
2015Experimental Dermatology20 citations
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Inclusion of hemimegalencephaly into the phenotypic spectrum of NPRL3 pathogenic variants in familial focal epilepsy with variable foci
Christina Canavati, K. Klein, Z. Afawi, M. Pendziwiat +6 more
2019Epilepsia19 citations
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Broadening the phenotype of DFNB28: Mutations in TRIOBP are associated with moderate, stable hereditary hearing impairment
Mieke Wesdorp, J. M. van de Kamp, E. Hensen, M. Schraders +9 more
2017Hearing Research19 citations
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An SNX10-dependent mechanism downregulates fusion between mature osteoclasts
Maayan Barnea-Zohar, S. Winograd-Katz, M. Shalev, E. Arman +9 more
2021Journal of Cell Science14 citations Open access
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Genomic advances for gene discovery in hereditary hearing loss
K. Avraham, M. Kanaan
2012Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology14 citations
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Sorting Nexin 10 as a Key Regulator of Membrane Trafficking in Bone-Resorbing Osteoclasts: Lessons Learned From Osteopetrosis
A. Elson, Merle Stein, Grace Rabie, Maayan Barnea-Zohar +7 more
2021Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology11 citations Open access
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Massive osteopetrosis caused by non-functional osteoclasts in R51Q SNX10 mutant mice.
Merle Stein, Maayan Barnea-Zohar, M. Shalev, E. Arman +10 more
2020Bone11 citations
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Using multi-scale genomics to associate poorly annotated genes with rare diseases
Christina Canavati, Dana Sherill-Rofe, Lara Kamal, Idit Bloch +12 more
2024Genome Medicine8 citations Open access
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