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John H. Fingert is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Genetics.

The scientist's main topics of study include glaucoma and retinal disorders, retinal diseases and treatments, corneal surgery and disorders, retinal development and disorders, retinal imaging and analysis, retinopathy of prematurity studies, and intraocular surgery and lenses.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with John H. Fingert include:

  • Erin A. Boese
  • Janey L. Wiggs
  • Todd E. Scheetz
  • Louis R. Pasquale
  • Jessica N. Cooke Bailey

John H. Fingert has published extensively in several key venues where ophthalmic research is featured. The most common publication outlets for their work are:

  • Ophthalmology Glaucoma
  • UNC Libraries
  • JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Journal of Glaucoma

Among the recent research papers authored or co-authored by John H. Fingert are:

  • "Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Cell-Matrix Interactions in the Eye: From Cornea to Choroid," 2021, Cells
  • "Integrating genetic regulation and single-cell expression with GWAS prioritizes causal genes and cell types for glaucoma," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Specifications of the ACMG/AMP variant curation guidelines for myocilin: Recommendations from the clingen glaucoma expert panel," 2022, Human Mutation
  • "Polygenic Risk Scores for Glaucoma Onset in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study," 2024, JAMA Ophthalmology

John H. Fingert's work contributes to understanding genetic, cellular, and clinical aspects of glaucoma and related ocular conditions. Their publications reflect both large-scale genetic analyses and detailed cellular studies, showing a comprehensive approach to ophthalmic research.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Identification of a Gene That Causes Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

    Edwin M. Stone;John H. Fingert;Wallace L. M. Alward;Thai D. Nguyen

  • Primary open-angle glaucoma.

    Young H. Kwon;John H. Fingert;Markus H. Kuehn;Wallace L.M. Alward

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Analysis of Myocilin Mutations in 1703 Glaucoma Patients From Five Different Populations

    John H. Fingert;Elise Héon;Jeffrey M. Liebmann;Tetsuya Yamamoto

  • Clinical Features Associated with Mutations in the Chromosome 1 Open-Angle Glaucoma Gene (GLC1A)

    W. L. M. Alward;J. H. Fingert;M. A. Coote;A. T. Johnson

  • Non-secretion of mutant proteins of the glaucoma gene myocilin in cultured trabecular meshwork cells and in aqueous humor

    Nasreen Jacobson;Michael Andrews;Allan R. Shepard;Darryl Nishimura

  • Automated segmentation of the optic disc from stereo color photographs using physiologically plausible features.

    Michael D. Abràmoff;Michael D. Abràmoff;Michael D. Abràmoff;Wallace L. M. Alward;Wallace L. M. Alward;Emily C. Greenlee;Emily C. Greenlee;Lesya Shuba

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies TXNRD2 , ATXN2 and FOXC1 as susceptibility loci for primary open-angle glaucoma

    Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Stephanie J. Loomis;Jae H. Kang;R. Rand Allingham

  • Primary open-angle glaucoma genes.

    J H Fingert

  • Retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma: mechanisms and neuroprotective strategies.

    Markus H Kuehn;John H Fingert;Young H Kwon

  • Copy number variations on chromosome 12q14 in patients with normal tension glaucoma

    John H. Fingert;Alan L. Robin;Jennifer L. Stone;Ben R. Roos

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma

    Chiea Chuen Khor;Chiea Chuen Khor;Tan Do;Hongyan Jia;Masakazu Nakano

  • Current researchMyocilin Glaucoma

    John H Fingert;Edwin M Stone;Val C Sheffield;Wallace L.M Alward

  • Glucocorticoid induction of the glaucoma gene MYOC in human and monkey trabecular meshwork cells and tissues.

    Abbot F. Clark;H. Thomas Steely;Jaime E. Dickerson;Sherry English-Wright

  • Increased expression of the WNT antagonist sFRP-1 in glaucoma elevates intraocular pressure

    Wan-Heng Wang;Loretta G. McNatt;Iok-Hou Pang;J. Cameron Millar

  • CRISPR-Cas9–based treatment of myocilin-associated glaucoma

    Ankur Jain;Gulab Zode;Ramesh B. Kasetti;Fei A. Ran

  • Characterization and Comparison of the Human and Mouse GLC1A Glaucoma Genes

    John H. Fingert;Lihua Ying;Ruth E. Swiderski;Arne M. Nystuen

  • Evaluation of the myocilin (MYOC) glaucoma gene in monkey and human steroid-induced ocular hypertension.

    John H. Fingert;Abbot F. Clark;Jamie E. Craig;Jamie E. Craig;Wallace L. M. Alward

Frequent Co-Authors

Edwin M. Stone
Edwin M. Stone University of Iowa
Val C. Sheffield
Val C. Sheffield University of Iowa
Todd E. Scheetz
Todd E. Scheetz University of Iowa
Robert F. Mullins
Robert F. Mullins University of Iowa
David A. Mackey
David A. Mackey University of Western Australia
Janey L. Wiggs
Janey L. Wiggs Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Jamie E. Craig
Jamie E. Craig Flinders University
Michael D. Abràmoff
Michael D. Abràmoff University of Iowa
Louis R. Pasquale
Louis R. Pasquale Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Alex W. Hewitt
Alex W. Hewitt University of Tasmania

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