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Chris F. Inglehearn

Chris F. Inglehearn

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Genetics

D-Index
71
Citations
15393
World Ranking
2214
National Ranking
277

Overview

Chris F. Inglehearn is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Within these areas, their work addresses subfields such as molecular biology, genetics, ophthalmology, rheumatology, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging.

Inglehearn's contributions concentrate on topics that include retinal development and disorders, retinal diseases and treatments, bone and dental protein studies, and dental development and anomalies. Other areas of focus encompass RNA regulation and disease, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and ocular disorders and treatments.

Their publication record features frequent contributions to several venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Human Mutation
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Nature Communications

Noteworthy recent papers authored or co-authored by Inglehearn include:

  • Structural Variants Create New Topological-Associated Domains and Ectopic Retinal Enhancer-Gene Contact in Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • A multi-ethnic genome-wide association study implicates collagen matrix integrity and cell differentiation pathways in keratoconus, 2021, Communications Biology
  • Multi-omics approach dissects cis-regulatory mechanisms underlying North Carolina macular dystrophy, a retinal enhanceropathy, 2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • PDZD8 Disruption Causes Cognitive Impairment in Humans, Mice, and Fruit Flies, 2022, Biological Psychiatry
  • Cost-effective sequence analysis of 113 genes in 1,192 probands with retinitis pigmentosa and Leber congenital amaurosis, 2023, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Inglehearn include James A. Poulter, Carmel Toomes, Manir Ali, Martin McKibbin, and Christopher M. Watson. These collaborations have contributed to numerous publications and research advancements across the intersections of genetics and ophthalmology.

Best Publications

  • Real-time PCR based on SYBR-Green I fluorescence: An alternative to the TaqMan assay for a relative quantification of gene rearrangements, gene amplifications and micro gene deletions

    Frederique Ponchel;Carmel Toomes;Kieran Bransfield;Fong T Leong

  • Mutations in the human retinal degeneration slow (RDS) gene can cause either retinitis pigmentosa or macular dystrophy.

    John Wells;John Wroblewski;Jeffrey Keen;Christopher Inglehearn

  • Mutations in LRP5 or FZD4 underlie the common familial exudative vitreoretinopathy locus on chromosome 11q.

    Carmel Toomes;Helen M. Bottomley;Richard M. Jackson;Katherine V. Towns

  • Null mutations in LTBP2 cause primary congenital glaucoma.

    Manir Ali;Martin McKibbin;Martin McKibbin;Adam Booth;David A. Parry

  • Rapid detection of single base mismatches as heteroduplexes on Hydrolink gels.

    J Keen;D Lester;C Inglehearn;A Curtis

  • Mutations in the pre-mRNA splicing factor gene PRPC8 in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP13)

    Arthur B. McKie;John C. McHale;T. Jeffrey Keen;Emma E. Tarttelin

  • Mutations in TMEM216 perturb ciliogenesis and cause Joubert, Meckel and related syndromes

    Enza Maria Valente;Clare V Logan;Soumaya Mougou-Zerelli;Jeong Ho Lee

  • Methylation-specific PCR simplifies imprinting analysis.

    Takeo Kubota;Soma Das;Susan L. Christian;Stephen B. Baylin

  • A common allele in RPGRIP1L is a modifier of retinal degeneration in ciliopathies.

    Hemant Khanna;Erica E Davis;Carlos A Murga-Zamalloa;Alejandro Estrada-Cuzcano

  • Quantification of homozygosity in consanguineous individuals with autosomal recessive disease.

    C. Geoffrey Woods;James Cox;Kelly Springell;Daniel J. Hampshire

  • Mutations in HPRP3, a third member of pre-mRNA splicing factor genes, implicated in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa

    Christina F Chakarova;Matthew M Hims;Hanno Jörn Bolz;Leen Abu-Safieh

  • Mutations in sodium-borate cotransporter SLC4A11 cause recessive congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED2)

    Eranga N Vithana;Patricio Morgan;Periasamy Sundaresan;Neil D Ebenezer

  • Amelogenesis Imperfecta; Genes, Proteins, and Pathways.

    Claire E. L. Smith;James A. Poulter;Agne Antanaviciute;Jennifer Kirkham

  • An siRNA-based functional genomics screen for the identification of regulators of ciliogenesis and ciliopathy genes

    Gabrielle Wheway;Miriam Schmidts;Dorus A. Mans;Katarzyna Szymanska

  • Mutations in LCA5, encoding the ciliary protein lebercilin, cause Leber congenital amaurosis

    Anneke I den Hollander;Robert K Koenekoop;Moin D Mohamed;Moin D Mohamed;Heleen H Arts

  • Mutations in TSPAN12 Cause Autosomal-Dominant Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy

    James A. Poulter;Manir Ali;David F. Gilmour;Aine Rice

  • Spectrum, frequency and penetrance of OPA1 mutations in dominant optic atrophy.

    Carmel Toomes;Nicola J. Marchbank;David A. Mackey;Jamie E. Craig

  • Mutations in NMNAT1 cause Leber congenital amaurosis and identify a new disease pathway for retinal degeneration

    Robert K Koenekoop;Hui Wang;Jacek Majewski;Xia Wang

  • Mutations in a novel retina-specific gene cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa

    Lori S. Sullivan;John R. Heckenlively;Sara J. Bowne;Jian Zuo

  • Disrupted alternative splicing for genes implicated in splicing and ciliogenesis causes PRPF31 retinitis pigmentosa.

    Adriana Buskin;Lili Zhu;Valeria Chichagova;Basudha Basu

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Mackey
David A. Mackey University of Western Australia
Colin A. Johnson
Colin A. Johnson University of Leeds
Graeme C.M. Black
Graeme C.M. Black University of Manchester
Andrew R. Webster
Andrew R. Webster University College London
Jamie E. Craig
Jamie E. Craig Flinders University
Shomi S. Bhattacharya
Shomi S. Bhattacharya University College London
Eamonn Sheridan
Eamonn Sheridan University of Leeds
Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Eric A. Pierce
Eric A. Pierce Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Clare V. Logan
Clare V. Logan University of Edinburgh

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