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Jorge I. Vélez

Assistant Professor, Universidad del Norte
Verified email at uninorte.edu.co
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[HTML][HTML] APOE* E2 allele delays age of onset in PSEN1 E280A Alzheimer's disease

JI Vélez, F Lopera, D Sepulveda-Falla, HR Patel… - Molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) age of onset (ADAOO) varies greatly between individuals, with
unique causal mutations suggesting the role of modifying genetic and environmental …

Symptomatology of autism spectrum disorder in a population with neurofibromatosis type 1

KS Walsh, JI Velez, PG Kardel, DM Imas… - … Medicine & Child …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Difficulties in neurocognition and social interaction are the most prominent causes of
morbidity and long‐term disability in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Symptoms of …

Clinical spectrum of SIX3-associated mutations in holoprosencephaly: correlation between genotype, phenotype and function

…, E Roessler, K El-Jaick, S Domené, JI Velez… - Journal of medical …, 2009 - jmg.bmj.com
Background: Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is the most common structural malformation of the
human forebrain. There are several important HPE mutational target genes, including the …

A common variant of the latrophilin 3 gene, LPHN3, confers susceptibility to ADHD and predicts effectiveness of stimulant medication

…, H Stanescu, D Wallis, S Domene, JI Vélez… - Molecular …, 2010 - nature.com
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has a very high heritability (0.8), suggesting
that about 80% of phenotypic variance is due to genetic factors. We used the integration of …

[HTML][HTML] A common genetic network underlies substance use disorders and disruptive or externalizing disorders

M Arcos-Burgos, JI Vélez, BD Solomon, M Muenke - Human Genetics, 2012 - Springer
Here we summarize evidence obtained by our group during the last two decades, and
contrasted it with a review of related data from the available literature to show that behavioral …

[HTML][HTML] A multifactorial model of pathology for age of onset heterogeneity in familial Alzheimer's disease

…, L Chavez-Gutierrez, E Portelius, JI Vélez… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Presenilin-1 (PSEN1) mutations cause familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD) characterized by
early age of onset (AoO). Examination of a large kindred harboring the PSEN1-E280A …

Split-parameter structure for the automatic calibration of distributed hydrological models

F Francés, JI Vélez, JJ Vélez - Journal of Hydrology, 2007 - Elsevier
Hydrological distributed models demand large amounts of data, information and parameters
in order to accurately represent the spatial variability of the main hydrological processes …

[HTML][HTML] The PHF21B gene is associated with major depression and modulates the stress response

ML Wong, M Arcos-Burgos, S Liu, JI Velez, C Yu… - Molecular …, 2017 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects around 350 million people worldwide; however, the
underlying genetic basis remains largely unknown. In this study, we took into account that …

Linear clinical progression, independent of age of onset, in Niemann–Pick disease, type C

NM Yanjanin, JI Vélez, A Gropman… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Niemann–Pick disease, type C is a neurodegenerative, lysosomal storage disorder with a
broad clinical spectrum and a variable age of onset. The absence of a universally accepted …

Cumulative ligand activity of NODAL mutations and modifiers are linked to human heart defects and holoprosencephaly

…, W Pei, MV Ouspenskaia, JD Karkera, JI Veléz… - Molecular genetics and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The cyclopic and laterality phenotypes in model organisms linked to disturbances in the
generation or propagation of Nodal-like signals are potential examples of similar impairments …