Fritz Zimprich
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Medical University of Vienna
Austria
Biography
Dr. Fritz Zimprich is currently working as a Associate Professor in the Department of Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna , Â Austria. His research interests includes Neurology. He /she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Fritz Zimprich is the member of many international affiliations. He/ She has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He /she has authored of many research articles/books related to Neurology.
Research Interest
Our research interests focus on the identification of genetic risk factors underlying epilepsies. Only a small proportion of the heritability can be attributed to known Mendelian (monogenic) disorders. The vast majority of the heritability is still unknown and thought to be caused by either common or rare genetic variants with smaller effect sizes. The ultimate goal will be to identify these risk factors and to understand the complex genetic architecture of common epilepsies. To achieve this goal we genotype and sequence candidate genes or whole genomes/exomes of patients with epilepsies.
Publications
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Rath, J. et al., 2017. Iodinated contrast agents in patients with myasthenia gravis: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Neurology, 264(6), pp.1209-1217. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00415-017-8518-8.
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Lemke, J.R. et al., 2013. Mutations in GRIN2A cause idiopathic focal epilepsy with rolandic spikes. Nat Genet, 45(9), pp.1067-1072. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.2728.
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Reinthaler, E.M. et al., 2014. 16p11.2 600 kb Duplications confer risk for typical and atypical Rolandic epilepsy. Human Molecular Genetics, 23(22), pp.6069-6080. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddu306.
