User:Diego Forero
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Contact Info
- Diego Forero, MD, PhD(c)
- National University of Colombia
- Bogotá, Colombia
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I work in the Neurosciences Research Group at National University of Colombia and I am editor of hum.molgen.org. I find the openwetware concept quite interesting.
Education
- 2009, PhD, University of Antwerp
- 2003, MD, National University of Colombia
Research interests
- Molecular genetics and genomics of neuropsychiatric disorders
Publications
- Forero DA, Arboleda GH, Vasquez R, and Arboleda H. Candidate genes involved in neural plasticity and the risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis of 8 common variants. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2009 Sep;34(5):361-6.
- Alaerts M, Ceulemans S, Forero D, Moens LN, De Zutter S, Heyrman L, Lenaerts AS, Norrback KF, De Rijk P, Nilsson LG, Goossens D, Adolfsson R, and Del-Favero J. Support for NRG1 as a susceptibility factor for schizophrenia in a northern Swedish isolated population. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009 Aug;66(8):828-37. DOI:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.82 |
- Alaerts M, Ceulemans S, Forero D, Moens LN, De Zutter S, Heyrman L, Lenaerts AS, Norrback KF, Goossens D, De Rijk P, Nilsson LG, Adolfsson R, and Del-Favero J. Detailed analysis of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) shows no association with bipolar disorder in the Northern Swedish population. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2009 Jun 5;150B(4):585-92. DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.30853 |
- Forero DA, Casadesus G, Perry G, and Arboleda H. Synaptic dysfunction and oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease: emerging mechanisms. J Cell Mol Med. 2006 Jul-Sep;10(3):796-805. DOI:10.1111/j.1582-4934.2006.tb00439.x |
- Forero DA, Pinzón J, Arboleda GH, Yunis JJ, Alvarez C, Cataño N, and Arboleda H. Analysis of common polymorphisms in angiotensin-converting enzyme and apolipoprotein e genes and human longevity in Colombia. Arch Med Res. 2006 Oct;37(7):890-4. DOI:10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.04.001 |
- Forero DA, Benítez B, Arboleda G, Yunis JJ, Pardo R, and Arboleda H. Analysis of functional polymorphisms in three synaptic plasticity-related genes (BDNF, COMT AND UCHL1) in Alzheimer's disease in Colombia. Neurosci Res. 2006 Jul;55(3):334-41. DOI:10.1016/j.neures.2006.04.006 |
- Forero DA, Arboleda G, Yunis JJ, Pardo R, and Arboleda H. Association study of polymorphisms in LRP1, tau and 5-HTT genes and Alzheimer's disease in a sample of Colombian patients. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2006 Sep;113(9):1253-62. DOI:10.1007/s00702-005-0388-z |
Useful links
http://www.daforerog.co.cc/ http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/editors.html