Clair A. Francomano

17.9k citations
168 papers · 11.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 54

Impact in

  • Genetics top 0.05%
    • Connective tissue disorders research
    • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Rheumatology top 0.2%
    • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms

Papers in

  • Genetics 108
    • Connective tissue disorders research 91
    • Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders 10
    • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research 8
  • Molecular Biology 51
    • Fibroblast Growth Factor Research 9
Co-authors
Reed E. Pyeritz (21 shared papers)Harry C. Dietz (9 shared papers)Iain McIntosh (13 shared papers)Jacqueline T. Hecht (9 shared papers)Deborah A. Meyers (7 shared papers)Glen M. Corson (3 shared papers)Lynn Y. Sakai (3 shared papers)Gary A. Bellus (8 shared papers)
Journals
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics (13 papers)Genomics (11 papers)Nature Genetics (8 papers)The American Journal of Human Genetics (6 papers)Human Genetics (5 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesUnited KingdomFinland

In The Last Decade

Clair A. Francomano

166 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Clair A. Francomano's Hit Papers

Marfan syndrome caused by a recurrent de novo missense mutation in the fibrillin gene 1991 · 1.5k citations
1.5k0+11+23Years since publication4008001.2k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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  • it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.
  1. 1991 Nature

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Clair A. Francomano
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  • Genetics 6.0k
  • Rheumatology 1.6k
  • Immunology and Allergy 612
  • Cancer Research 912
  • Molecular Biology 3.8k
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Marfan syndrome caused by a recurrent de novo missense mutation in the fibrillin gene
Nature ·Harry C. Dietz, Carry Cutting, Reed E. Pyeritz, Cheryl L. Maslen, Lynn Y. Sakai, Glen M. Corson, Erik G. Puffenberger, Ada Hamosh, Elizabeth Nanthakumar, S M Curristin, Gail Stetten, Deborah A. Meyers, Clair A. Francomano
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The Skipping of Constitutive Exons in Vivo Induced by Nonsense Mutations
Science ·Harry C. Dietz, David Valle, Clair A. Francomano, Raymond J. Kendzior, Reed E. Pyeritz, Garry A. Cutting
1993373
3
Identification of a mutation in the gene encoding the alpha subunit of the stimulatory G protein of adenylyl cyclase in McCune-Albright syndrome.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·William F. Schwindinger, Clair A. Francomano, Michael A. Levine
1992364
4
Achondroplasia is defined by recurrent G380R mutations of FGFR3.
PubMed ·Gary A. Bellus, Timothy Hefferon, Rosa Isela Ortiz De Luna, Jacqueline T. Hecht, William A. Horton, Mirta A. Machado, Ilkka Kaitila, Iain McIntosh, Clair A. Francomano
1995356
5
A recurrent mutation in the tyrosine kinase domain of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 causes hypochondroplasia
Nature Genetics ·Gary A. Bellus, Iain McIntosh, Elizabeth A. Smith, Arthur S. Aylsworth, Ilkka Kaitila, William A. Horton, Giselle A. Greenhaw, Jacqueline T. Hecht, Clair A. Francomano
1995346
6
Mutations in exon 17B of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) cause pseudoachondroplasia
Nature Genetics ·Jacqueline T. Hecht, Laura D. Nelson, Eric Crowder, Yang Wang, F.F.B. Elder, Wilbur R. Harrison, Clair A. Francomano, Christa Prange, Gregory G. Lennon, Michelle Deere, Jack Lawler
1995304
7
Heterozygous mutations in the gene encoding noggin affect human joint morphogenesis
Nature Genetics ·Yaoqin Gong, Deborah Krakow, José Roberto Marcelino, Douglas J. Wilkin, David Chitayat, Riyana Babul‐Hirji, Louanne Hudgins, Cor W. R. J. Cremers, Frans P.M. Cremers, Han G. Brunner, Kent A. Reinker, David L. Rimoin, Daniel H. Cohn, Frances R. Goodman, William Reardon, Michael A. Patton, Clair A. Francomano, Matthew L. Warman
1999246
8
Identical mutations in three different fibroblast growth factor receptor genes in autosomal dominant craniosynostosis syndromes
Nature Genetics ·Gary A. Bellus, Karin Gaudenz, Elaine H. Zackai, L. Clarke, Jinny Szabo, Clair A. Francomano, Maximilian Muenke
1996245
9
A Novel Nemaline Myopathy in the Amish Caused by a Mutation in Troponin T1
The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Jennifer J. Johnston, Richard I. Kelley, Thomas O. Crawford, D. Holmes Morton, Richa Agarwala, Thorsten Koch, Alejandro A. Schäffer, Clair A. Francomano, Leslie G. Biesecker
2000242
10
Four Novel FBN1 Mutations: Significance for Mutant Transcript Level and EGF-like Domain Calcium Binding in the Pathogenesis of Marfan Syndrome
Genomics ·Harry C. Dietz, Iain McIntosh, Lynn Y. Sakai, Glen M. Corson, Stephen C. Chalberg, Reed E. Pyeritz, Clair A. Francomano
1993241
11
The Molecular and Genetic Basis of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 Disorders: The Achondroplasia Family of Skeletal Dysplasias, Muenke Craniosynostosis, and Crouzon Syndrome with Acanthosis Nigricans*
Endocrine Reviews ·Zoltán Vajó, Clair A. Francomano, Douglas J. Wilkin
2000232
12
Mutations in a new gene in Ellis-van Creveld syndrome and Weyers acrodental dysostosis
Nature Genetics ·Víctor L. Ruiz‐Pérez, Susan Ide, Tim M. Strom, Bettina Lorenz, David I. Wilson, Kathryn Woods‐Townsend, Lynn King, Clair A. Francomano, Peter Freisinger, Stephanie Spranger, Bruno Marino, Bruno Dallapiccola, Michael Wright, Thomas Meitinger, Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, Judith Goodship
2000225
13
A type X collagen mutation causes Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
Nature Genetics ·Matthew L. Warman, Margaret H. Abbott, Suneel Apte, Tim Hefferon, Iain McIntosh, Daniel H. Cohn, Jacqueline T. Hecht, Bjørn R. Olsen, Clair A. Francomano
1993196
14
The Ehlers–Danlos syndromes
Nature Reviews Disease Primers ·Fransiska Malfait, Marco Castori, Clair A. Francomano, Cecilia Giunta, Tomoki Kosho, Peter H. Byers
2020191
15
Fifteen novel FBN1 mutations causing Marfan syndrome detected by heteroduplex analysis of genomic amplicons.
PubMed ·G Nijbroek, Sumesh Sood, Iain McIntosh, Clair A. Francomano, Evelyn Bull, Lygia V. Pereira, Francesco Ramirez, Reed E. Pyeritz, Harry C. Dietz
1995187
16
Association Study of Transforming Growth Factor Alpha (TGFα) TaqI Polymorphismand Oral Clefts: Indication of Gene-Environment Interaction in a Population-based Sample of Infants with Birth Defects
American Journal of Epidemiology ·Shih-Jen Hwang, Terri H. Beaty, Susan R. Panny, Nancy A. Street, Jose Joseph, Shiela Gordon, Iain McIntosh, Clair A. Francomano
1995174
17
Syndrome of occipitoatlantoaxial hypermobility, cranial settling, and Chiari malformation Type I in patients with hereditary disorders of connective tissue
Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ·Thomas H. Milhorat, Paolo A. Bolognese, Misao Nishikawa, Nazli B. McDonnell, Clair A. Francomano
2007162
18
Mutations in Fibroblast Growth-Factor Receptor 3 in Sporadic Cases of Achondroplasia Occur Exclusively on the Paternally Derived Chromosome
The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Douglas J. Wilkin, Jinny Szabo, Rhoda Cameron, Shirley Henderson, Gary A. Bellus, Michelle Mack, Ilkka Kaitila, John Loughlin, Arnold Münnich, Bryan Sykes, Jacky Bonaventure, Clair A. Francomano
1998160
19
Neurological and spinal manifestations of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics ·Fraser C. Henderson, Claudiu Austin, Edward Benzel, Paolo A. Bolognese, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Clair A. Francomano, Candace Ireton, Petra M. Klinge, Myles Koby, Donlin M. Long, Sunil J. Patel, Eric L. Singman, Nicol C. Voermans
2017148
20
Mortality in achondroplasia.
PubMed ·Jacqueline T. Hecht, Clair A. Francomano, William A. Horton, John F. Annegers
1987141

About Clair A. Francomano

Clair A. Francomano is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology, Rheumatology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 168 papers that have together received 11.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Connective tissue disorders research (91 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (15 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (10 papers), Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders (10 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (9 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (8 papers), Dupuytren's Contracture and Treatments (8 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (6.0k citations), Rheumatology (1.6k citations), Immunology and Allergy (612 citations), Cancer Research (912 citations) and Molecular Biology (3.8k citations). Clair A. Francomano has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Finland. Frequent co-authors include Reed E. Pyeritz, Harry C. Dietz, Iain McIntosh, Jacqueline T. Hecht, Deborah A. Meyers, Glen M. Corson, Lynn Y. Sakai, Gary A. Bellus, Douglas J. Wilkin and Ada Hamosh. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics, Genomics, Nature Genetics, The American Journal of Human Genetics and Human Genetics.

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