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Henri (han) Gerrit Brunner

Henri (han) Gerrit Brunner MD, PhD

Genetics
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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Henri (han) Gerrit Brunner is a full professor and head of the Department of Human Genetics at Nijmegen University Hospital, and at Maastricht University Medical Center, in the Netherlands. Han Brunner discovered a large number of disease genes, by applying cutting- technologies (genomic microarrays, exome sequencing, and whole-genome sequencing) to understand genetic diseases. Much of this work is on neurodevelopmental conditions such as intellectual disability and abnormal behavior. His work has established that in non-consanguineous populations, the major cause of intellectual disability lies in spontaneous new mutations. Han Brunner received a number of international awards for his work in translating novel research findings into patient diagnosis and care. He is an elected member of the Academia Europea and of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science.
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