Publications
1. Leifer D, Henderson R. Three-Dimensional Structure of Orthorhombic Purple Membrane at 6.5 Å Resolution. J Mol Biol 1983; 163: 451-66.
2. Leifer D, Lipton SA, Barnstable CJ, Masland RH. Monoclonal Antibody to Thy-1 Enhances Regeneration of Processes by Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells in Culture. Science 1984; 224: 303-6.
3. Leifer D, Moore T, Ukena T, Wilner D, Thor A, Hedley-Whyte ET. Multifocal Glioblastoma with Liver Metastases in the Absence of Surgery: Case Report. J Neurosurg 1989; 71:772-6.
4. Newman NJ, Kline LB, Leifer D, Lessell S. Ocular Stroke and Carotid Artery Dissection. Neurology 1989; 39:1462-4.
5. Leifer D, Buonanno FS, Richardson EP Jr. Clinicopathological Correlations of Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Periventricular White Matter. Neurology 1990; 40:911-8.
6. Leifer D, Cole DG, Kowall, NW. Neuropathologic Asymmetries in the Brain of a Patient with Unilateral Status Epilepticus. J Neurol Sci 1991; 103:127-35.
7. Leifer D, Dreyer EB, Lipton SA. Immunofluorescent Characterization of Retinal Ganglion Cell Neurites Cultured on Substrates Coated with Antibodies against Thy-1. Exp Neurol 1991; 113:386-90.
8. Leifer D, Lai F, Buyse ML. Syndrome Identification Case Report: Mental Retardation, Microcephaly, and Facial and Limb Anomalies. Dysmorph Clin Genet 1991; 5:42-5.
9. Leifer D, Hochberg FH. Post-traumatic Pontine Truncal Sensory Level. Arch Neurol 1991; 48:1216.
10. Leifer D, Sobel RA. Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital (Case 50-1991): A 71-year-old woman with sensorimotor neuropathy and radiographically demonstrable abnormalities. N Engl J Med 1991; 325:1723-35.
11. Leifer D, Kowall NW. Thy-1 in Hippocampus: Normal Anatomy and Neuritic Growth in Alzheimers Disease. J Neuropath Exp Neurol 1992; 51:133-41.
12. Lipton SA, Leifer D, Barnstable CJ. Selectivity of Thy-1 Monoclonal Antibodies in Enhancing Neurite Outgrowth. Neurosci Lett 1992; 137:75-7.
13. Leifer D, Halperin J, Cros D, Gallico GG III, Pierce DS, Shahani BT. Familial Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Report of Two Kindreds. Arch Phys Med Rehab 1992; 73:393-7.
14. Leifer D, Buonanno FS, Richardson EP Jr. Periventricular Hyperintensity: Reply to Letter to the Editor. Neurology 1992; 42:1256.
15. Leifer D, Grabowski T, Simonian N, & Demirjian ZN. Leptomeningeal Myelomatosis Presenting with Mental Status Changes and Other Neurologic Findings. Cancer 1992; 70:1899-904.
16. Schmahmann JD, Leifer D. Parietal Pseudothalamic Pain Syndrome: Clinical Features and Anatomical Correlates. Arch Neurol 1992; 49:1032-7.
17. Leifer D, Krainc D, Yu Y-T, McDermott J, Breitbart RE, Heng J, Neve RL, Kosofsky B, Nadal-Ginard B, Lipton SA. MEF2C, a MADS/MEF2 Transcription Factor Expressed in a Laminar Distribution in Cerebral Cortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1993; 90:1546-50.
18. McDermott JC, Cardoso MC, Yu Y-T, Andres V, Leifer D, Krainc D, Lipton SA, Nadal-Ginard B. HMEF2C Gene Encodes Skeletal Muscle- and Brain-Specific Transcription Factors. Mol Cell Biol 1993; 13:2564-77.
19. Leifer D, Kowall NW. Immunohistochemical Patterns of Selective Cellular Vulnerability in Human Cerebral Ischemia. J Neurol Sci 1993; 119:217-28.
20. Leifer D, Golden J, Kowall NW. Myocyte-Specific Enhancer Binding Factor 2C Expression in Human Brain Development. Neuroscience 1994; 63:1067-79.
21. Krainc D, Haas M, Ward DC, Lipton SA, Bruns G, Leifer D. Assignment of Human Myocyte-Specific Enhancer Binding Factor 2C (hMEF2C) to Human Chromosome 5q14 and Evolutionary Conservation of MEF2C. Genomics 1995; 29:809-11.
22. Dreyer, EB, Leifer D, Heng J, McConnell JE, Gorla M, Levin LA, Barnstable CJ, Lipton SA. A Novel Astrocyte Binding Site for Neuronal Thy-1 and its Effect on Neurite Outgrowth. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1995; 92:11195-9.
23. Speliotes EK, Kowall NW, Shanti BF, Kosofsky B, Finklestein SP, Leifer D. MEF2C Expression in Gerbil Brain Following Global Cerebral Ischemia. Neuroscience 1996; 70:67-77.
24. Leifer D. Transcription Factors in Development of the Cerebral Cortex. Neuroscientist 1996; 2:7-11.
25. Leifer D, Li YL, Wehr K. Expression of MEF2C in Fetal Mouse Brain. J Mol Neurosci 1997; 8:1-13.
26. Jaffer A, Leifer D. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. N Engl J Med 1997; 337:395.
27. Leifer D. Neuronal Plasticity and Recovery from Stroke. Neuroscientist 1998; 4:68-70.
28. Janson CG, Chen Y, Li Y, Leifer D. Functional regulatory regions of human transcription factor MEF2C. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 2001; 97:70-82.
29. Lancaster G, Lovoulos CJ, Massouttas M, Goldstein A, Leifer D, Fayad P, Olsen D, Elefteriades JA. Aortic Arch Replacement for Recurrent Cerebral Embolization. Ann Thorac Surg 2002; 73:291-294.
Selected abstracts:
1. Leifer D, Lacadie C, Fulbright RK, Zhong J, Graham GD, Gore JC. Functional MRI Studies of Motor Recovery after Stroke. NeuroImage 1998; 7:S475.
2. Gropen TI, Gagliano PJ, Blake CA, Sacco RL, Kwiatkowski, Richmond NJ, Leifer D, Libman R, Azhar S. New York State Department of Health Stroke Center Designation Project. Stroke 2005; 36:436.
