# ASTER

**Type:** Institutions  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/institutions/aster/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Avg h-index | 67 |
| Citations | 46,437 |
| City | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Country | CA |
| Description | ASTER is a research organisation in Rivière-du-Loup, CA. OpenAlex records 1,671 works and 46,437 citations for it. 827 researchers list it as their most recent affiliation. |
| Homepage | http://www.asterbsl.ca/en/ |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/I111368775 |
| Region | Quebec |
| Researchers | 827 |
| ROR ID | https://ror.org/0504r6d12 |
| Type | facility |
| Wikidata ID | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747377 |
| Works | 1,671 |

## University papers

- [Mutations involved in Aicardi-Goutières syndrome implicate SAMHD1 as regulator of the innate immune response](https://scholariq.org/papers/mutations-involved-in-aicardi-goutieres-syndrome-implicate-samhd1-as-regulator/)
- [Characterization of human disease phenotypes associated with mutations in <i>TREX1</i>, <i>RNASEH2A</i>, <i>RNASEH2B</i>, <i>RNASEH2C</i>, <i>SAMHD1</i>, <i>ADAR</i>, and <i>IFIH1</i>](https://scholariq.org/papers/characterization-of-human-disease-phenotypes-associated-with-mutations-in-i/)
- [Gain-of-function mutations in IFIH1 cause a spectrum of human disease phenotypes associated with upregulated type I interferon signaling](https://scholariq.org/papers/gain-of-function-mutations-in-ifih1-cause-a-spectrum-of-human-disease-phenotypes/)
- [De novo gain-of-function KCNT1 channel mutations cause malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy](https://scholariq.org/papers/de-novo-gain-of-function-kcnt1-channel-mutations-cause-malignant-migrating/)
- [Ataluren in patients with nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy (ACT DMD): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/ataluren-in-patients-with-nonsense-mutation-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-act-dmd/)
- [Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity are Associated with Opposite Brain Reward Response](https://scholariq.org/papers/anorexia-nervosa-and-obesity-are-associated-with-opposite-brain-reward-response/)
- [Development and Validation of a New Risk Prediction Score for Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Laminopathies](https://scholariq.org/papers/development-and-validation-of-a-new-risk-prediction-score-for-life-threatening/)
- [Consensus Statement on Standard of Care for Congenital Muscular Dystrophies](https://scholariq.org/papers/consensus-statement-on-standard-of-care-for-congenital-muscular-dystrophies/)
- [Clinical Heterogeneity of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): Definition of Sub-Phenotypes and Predictive Criteria by Long-Term Follow-Up](https://scholariq.org/papers/clinical-heterogeneity-of-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-dmd-definition-of-sub/)
- [Nuclear envelope alterations in fibroblasts from patients with muscular dystrophy, cardiomyopathy, and partial lipodystrophy carrying lamin A/C gene mutations](https://scholariq.org/papers/nuclear-envelope-alterations-in-fibroblasts-from-patients-with-muscular/)
- [Analysis of Dp71 contribution in the severity of mental retardation through comparison of Duchenne and Becker patients differing by mutation consequences on Dp71 expression](https://scholariq.org/papers/analysis-of-dp71-contribution-in-the-severity-of-mental-retardation-through/)

## University top topics

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- [French Urban and Social Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/french-urban-and-social-studies/)
- [Agriculture and Rural Development Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/agriculture-and-rural-development-research/)
- [Planetary Science and Exploration](https://scholariq.org/topics/planetary-science-and-exploration/)
- [Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping](https://scholariq.org/topics/geochemistry-and-geologic-mapping/)
- [Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-arrest-and-resuscitation/)
- [Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/sepsis-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Geology and Paleoclimatology Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/geology-and-paleoclimatology-research/)
- [Tracheal and airway disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/tracheal-and-airway-disorders/)

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