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Francesco Catapano

University College LondonORCID 0000-0001-7324-0687Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Francesco Muntoni AiD· 3 shared A. W. Edith ChaniD· 1 shared Amaia Paredes‐RedondoiD· 1 shared Artadokht AghaeipouriD· 1 shared Beatrice Lana· 1 shared Beiyuan FuiD· 1 shared Ben WeisburdiD· 1 shared Christin LuftiD· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceActa Neuropathologica CommunicationsPeer-reviewedFeb 3, 2026

Muscle transcriptome profiling reveals novel molecular pathways and biomarkers in laminin-α2 deficient patients

Veronica Pini, Francesco Catapano, Rosa Bonaccorso…·Francesco Muntoni A

The paper identifies novel molecular pathways and biomarkers in LAMA2-RD patients by comparing transcriptomic profiles of those with complete versus partial laminin-211 deficiency.

2 citations

humanbulk RNA-seq

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NeuroscienceActa Neuropathologica CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 21, 2025

A comprehensive spatiotemporal map of dystrophin isoform expression in the developing and adult human brain

Francesco Catapano, Reem R. Alkharji, Darren Chambers…·Francesco Muntoni A

This paper maps dystrophin isoform expression across human brain development and adulthood, revealing novel expression patterns in neurons and synapses.

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Molecular BiologyEMBO ReportsPeer-reviewedSep 30, 2019

Targeted gene correction of FKRP by CRISPR/Cas9 restores functional glycosylation of α-dystroglycan in cortical neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells

Jihee Kim, Beatrice Lana, Silvia Torelli…·Yung‐Yao Lin

This paper corrects FKRP mutations in iPSCs using CRISPR/Cas9, restoring functional glycosylation of α-dystroglycan in cortical neurons and validating the role of FKRP in dystroglycanopathies.

22 citations

humanexperimental assay

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