Juliano Boquett, ScD

Specialist
Neurology

Juliano obtained his BSc in Biological Sciences, his Master’s and PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. His research involves human and medical genetics, population genetics, congenital anomalies, recurrent pregnancy losses, among others. In addition, his current research focuses on HLA variation of populations and genetic variants as risk factors for Congenital ZIKA Syndrome. In his free time, Juliano enjoys playing basketball, ride a bike, strives on electric guitar, good pasta and wine.

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Publications: 

MHConstructor: a high-throughput, haplotype-informed solution to the MHC assembly challenge.

Genome biology

Wade KJ, Suseno R, Kizer K, Williams J, Boquett J, Caillier S, Pollock NR, Renschen A, Santaniello A, Oksenberg JR, Norman PJ, Augusto DG, Hollenbach JA

From bench to in silico and backwards: What have we done on genetics of recurrent pregnancy loss and implantation failure and where should we go next?

Genetics and molecular biology

Gomes FG, Boquett JA, Kowalski TW, Bremm JM, Michels MS, Pretto L, Rockenbach MK, Vianna FSL, Schuler-Faccini L, Sanseverino MTV, Fraga LR

HLA haplotypes and differential regional mortality caused by COVID-19 in Brazil: an ecological study based on a large bone marrow donor bank dataset.

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Boquett JA, Vianna FSL, Fagundes NJR, Schroeder L, Barbian M, Zagonel-Oliveira M, Andreis TF, Pôrto LCMS, Chies JAB, Schuler-Faccini L, Ashton-Prolla P, Rosset C

Investigation of the impact of AXL, TLR3, and STAT2 in congenital Zika syndrome through genetic polymorphisms and protein-protein interaction network analyses.

Birth defects research

Gomes JA, Sgarioni E, Boquett JA, Kowalski TW, Fraga LR, Terças-Trettel ACP, da Silva JH, Ribeiro BFR, Galera MF, de Oliveira TM, Carvalho de Andrade MDF, Carvalho IF, Schüler-Faccini L, Vianna FSL

Molecular Mechanisms of ZIKV-Induced Teratogenesis: A Systematic Review of Studies in Animal Models.

Molecular neurobiology

Gomes JA, Wachholz GE, Boquett JA, Vianna FSL, Schuler-Faccini L, Fraga LR

Microcephaly prevalence after the 2015 to 2016 Zika outbreak in Tangará da Serra, Brazil: a population-based study

Reproductive and Developmental Medicine

da Silva JH, Terças-Trettel ACP, Boquett JA, Franca GVA, Cardoso-dos-Santos AC, Atanaka M, Oliveira MZ, Terra AP, Vivi VK, de Oliveira LAN, Schaedler L, Alves RFS, Schuler-Faccini L

Neurodevelopment in Children Exposed to Zika in utero: Clinical and Molecular Aspects.

Frontiers in genetics

Schuler-Faccini L, Del Campo M, García-Alix A, Ventura LO, Boquett JA, van der Linden V, Pessoa A, van der Linden Júnior H, Ventura CV, Leal MC, Kowalski TW, Rodrigues Gerzson L, Skilhan de Almeida C, Santi L, Beys-da-Silva WO, Quincozes-Santos A, Guimarães JA, Garcez PP, Gomes JDA, Vianna FSL, Anjos da Silva A, Fraga LR, Vieira Sanseverino MT, Muotri AR, Lopes da Rosa R, Abeche AM, Marcolongo-Pereira C, Souza DO

Fire association with respiratory disease and COVID-19 complications in the State of Pará, Brazil.

Lancet regional health. Americas

Schroeder L, de Souza EM, Rosset C, Marques Junior A, Boquett JA, Francisco Rofatto V, Brum D, Gonzaga L, Zagonel de Oliveira M, Veronez MR

Investigating the role of EGF-CFC gene family in recurrent pregnancy loss through bioinformatics and molecular approaches.

Systems biology in reproductive medicine

Bremm JM, Boquett JA, Silva Michels M, Kowalski TW, Gomes FG, Vianna FSL, Vieira Sanseverino MT, Fraga LR

Molecular mechanisms of Zika virus teratogenesis from animal studies: a systematic review protocol.

Systematic reviews

Wachholz GE, do Amaral Gomes J, Boquett JA, Vianna FSL, Schuler-Faccini L, Fraga LR

Prevalence of congenital anomalies at birth among live births in the state of Maranhão from 2001 to 2016: temporal and spatial analysis.

Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology

Reis LC, Barbian MH, Cardoso-Dos-Santos AC, Silva EVL, Boquett JA, Schuler-Faccini L

Association between Genetic Variants in NOS2 and TNF Genes with Congenital Zika Syndrome and Severe Microcephaly.

Viruses

Gomes JA, Sgarioni E, Boquett JA, Terças-Trettel ACP, da Silva JH, Ribeiro BFR, Galera MF, de Oliveira TM, Carvalho de Andrade MDF, Carvalho IF, Schüler-Faccini L, Vianna FSL

HLA diversity in Brazil.

HLA

Boquett JA, Bisso-Machado R, Zagonel-Oliveira M, Schüler-Faccini L, Fagundes NJR

Zika Virus as a Possible Risk Factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Neuroimmunological Aspects.

Neuroimmunomodulation

Vianna P, Gomes JDA, Boquett JA, Fraga LR, Schuch JB, Vianna FSL, Schuler-Faccini L

Genetic evaluation in TP53 and MDM2 as modifier genes for congenital aniridia

Gene Reports

Zuleide Silva Fernandes-Lima, Lucas Rosa Fraga, Gabriela Elis Wachholz, Lavínia Schüler-Faccini, Juliano André Boquett

Spatial analyzes of HLA data in Rio Grande do Sul, south Brazil: genetic structure and possible correlation with autoimmune diseases.

International journal of health geographics

Boquett JA, Zagonel-Oliveira M, Jobim LF, Jobim M, Gonzaga L, Veronez MR, Fagundes NJR, Schüler-Faccini L

Twin Peaks: A spatial and temporal study of twinning rates in Brazil.

PloS one

Cardoso-Dos-Santos AC, Boquett J, Oliveira MZ, Callegari-Jacques SM, Barbian MH, Sanseverino MTV, Matte U, Schuler-Faccini L

Angiogenesis and oxidative stress-related gene variants in recurrent pregnancy loss.

Reproduction, fertility, and development

Fortis MF, Fraga LR, Boquett JA, Kowalski TW, Dutra CG, Gonçalves RO, Vianna FSL, Schüler-Faccini L, Sanseverino MTV

Erythropoietin on cycling performance.

The Lancet. Haematology

Fagundes NJR, Boquett J, Vianna FSL

The HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 polymorphism in a large dataset of South Brazil bone marrow donors from Rio Grande do Sul.

HLA

Boquett JA, Nunes JM, Buhler S, de Oliveira MZ, Jobim LF, Jobim M, Fagundes NJ, Schüler-Faccini L, Sanchez-Mazas A

Self-assessment of color categories and its relationship with HLA profiling in Brazilian bone marrow donors.

Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Boquett J, Schüler-Faccini L, Jobim LF, Jobim M, Fagundes NJ, Hünemeier T

Interaction between TP63 and MDM2 genes and the risk of recurrent pregnancy loss.

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology

Fraga LR, Boquett JA, Dutra CG, Vianna FS, Heck C, Gonçalves RO, Paskulin DD, Costa OL, Ashton-Prolla P, Sanseverino MT, Schuler-Faccini L

p53 signaling pathway polymorphisms associated to recurrent pregnancy loss.

Molecular biology reports

Fraga LR, Dutra CG, Boquett JA, Vianna FS, Gonçalves RO, Paskulin DD, Costa OL, Ashton-Prolla P, Sanseverino MT, Schuler-Faccini L

Polymorphisms of the Apoptotic genes TP53 and MDM2 and Preeclampsia Development

Journal of Fertilization: In Vitro - IVF-Worldwide, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics & Stem Cell Biol

Mauricio Busatto, Lucas Rosa Fraga, Juliano André Boquett, Diego Luiz Rovaris, Fernanda Sales Luiz Vianna, Lavi­nia Schuler Faccini, José Artur Bogo Chies, Priscila Vianna

Analysis of BCR/ABL transcripts in healthy individuals.

Genetics and molecular research : GMR

Boquett JA, Alves JR, de Oliveira CE

Maternal SNPs in the p53 pathway: risk factors for trisomy 21?

Disease markers

Boquett JA, Brandalize AP, Fraga LR, Schuler-Faccini L

Biological aspects and tumorigenic activity of the Ras proto-oncogenic family

Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde

Juliano André Boquett, Reginaldo Justino Ferreira