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Overview

Julia E. Richards is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, focusing heavily on Ophthalmology and Molecular Biology within these broader areas.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics related to glaucoma and retinal disorders. Notable papers include:

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Novel TMEM98, MFRP, PRSS56 variants in a large United States high hyperopia and nanophthalmos cohort, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • DDX58(RIG-I)-related disease is associated with tissue-specific interferon pathway activation, 2021, Journal of Medical Genetics
  • Mechanosensitive ion channel gene survey suggests potential roles in primary open angle glaucoma, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Mitochondrial TXNRD2 and ME3 Genetic Risk Scores Are Associated with Specific Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Phenotypes, 2023, Ophthalmology

Their frequent co-authors include Sayoko E. Moroi, Douglas Gaasterland, Jessica N. Cooke Bailey, Donald L. Budenz, and Jonathan L. Haines. Collaboration with these researchers reflects ongoing contributions to ophthalmic genetics and retinal disease studies.

The main topics explored in their work are:

  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Ocular Disorders and Treatments

Julia E. Richards' publications have appeared frequently in venues such as UNC Libraries, Scientific Reports, Nature Communications, Journal of Medical Genetics, and Ophthalmology. The consistent presence in these journals illustrates a focus on disseminating findings in ophthalmology and related molecular biology fields.

Within their research subfields, their work covers:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Immunology
  • Genetics

Best Publications

  • Expression cloning of a common receptor for parathyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone-related peptide from rat osteoblast-like cells: a single receptor stimulates intracellular accumulation of both cAMP and inositol trisphosphates and increases intracellular free calcium

    A B Abou-Samra;H Jüppner;T Force;M W Freeman

  • Cloning human fetal γ globin and mouse α-type globin DNA: Preparation and screening of shotgun collections

    Frederick R. Blattner;Ann E. Blechl;Katherine Denniston-Thompson;Harvey E. Faber

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify multiple loci associated with central corneal thickness and keratoconus.

    Yi Lu;Veronique Vitart;Kathryn P. Burdon;Chiea Chuen Khor

  • Common Variants at 9p21 and 8q22 Are Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Optic Nerve Degeneration in Glaucoma

    Janey L. Wiggs;Brian L. Yaspan;Michael A. Hauser;Jae H. Kang

  • Genetics and phenotypes of RPE65 mutations in inherited retinal degeneration

    D. A. Thompson;P. Gyurus;L. L. Fleischer;E. L. Bingham

  • Functional implications of the spectrum of mutations found in 234 cases with X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS)

    J.T. Dendunnen;T. Kraayenbrink;T. Kraayenbrink;M. van Schooneveld;M. van Schooneveld;E. van de Vosse

  • 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

  • Loss-of-function mutations in the LIM-homeodomain gene, LMX1B, in nail-patella syndrome

    Douglas Vollrath;Virna L. Jaramillo-Babb;Mark V. Clough;Iain McIntosh

  • Genome-wide analysis of multi-ancestry cohorts identifies new loci influencing intraocular pressure and susceptibility to glaucoma

    Pirro G Hysi;Ching-Yu Cheng;Henriët Springelkamp;Stuart Macgregor

  • Age-dependent prevalence of mutations at the GLC1A locus in primary open-angle glaucoma.

    Satoko Shimizu;Satoko Shimizu;Paul R Lichter;A.Tim Johnson;Zhaohui Zhou

  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A High-Resolution Genome Scan for Susceptibility Loci in a Population Enriched for Late-Stage Disease

    Gonçalo R. Abecasis;Beverly M. Yashar;Yu Zhao;Noor M. Ghiasvand;Noor M. Ghiasvand

  • Toll-like receptor 4 variant D299G is associated with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration

    Sepideh Zareparsi;Monika Buraczynska;Kari E.H. Branham;Sapna Shah

  • Mutations in TCF8 Cause Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy and Ectopic Expression of COL4A3 by Corneal Endothelial Cells

    Charles M. Krafchak;Hemant Pawar;Sayoko E. Moroi;Alan Sugar

  • Dark-light: model for nightblindness from the human rhodopsin Gly-90-->Asp mutation.

    Paul A. Sieving;Julia E. Richards;Franklin Naarendorp;Eve L. Bingham

  • Retinal Dystrophy Due to Paternal Isodisomy for Chromosome 1 or Chromosome 2, with Homoallelism for Mutations in RPE65 or MERTK, Respectively

    Debra A. Thompson;Christina L. McHenry;Yun Li;Julia E. Richards

  • Molecular characterization of the human gene encoding an abundant 61 kDa protein specific to the retinal pigment epithelium

    Aileen Nicoletti;Deborah J. Wong;Kazuhide Kawase;Lisa H. Gibson

  • Gene expression profile of human trabecular meshwork cells in response to long-term dexamethasone exposure

    Frank W. Rozsa;David M. Reed;Kathleen M. Scott;Hemant Pawar

  • X-Linked Recessive Atrophic Macular Degeneration from RPGR Mutation

    Radha Ayyagari;F. Yesim Demirci;Jiafan Liu;Eve L. Bingham

  • Mapping of a gene for autosomal dominant juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma to chromosome Iq.

    J. E. Richards;P. R. Lichter;M. Boehnke;J. L. A. Uro

  • Autosomal Dominant Nanophthalmos (NNO1) with High Hyperopia and Angle-Closure Glaucoma Maps to Chromosome 11

    M.I. Othman;S.A. Sullivan;G.L. Skuta;D.A. Cockrell

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Scott Hawley
R. Scott Hawley Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Michael A. Hauser
Michael A. Hauser Duke University
Janey L. Wiggs
Janey L. Wiggs Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Louis R. Pasquale
Louis R. Pasquale Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Yutao Liu
Yutao Liu Augusta University
Douglas Vollrath
Douglas Vollrath Stanford University
Paul A. Sieving
Paul A. Sieving University of California, Davis
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance University of Miami
Robert N. Weinreb
Robert N. Weinreb University of California, San Diego
Michael Boehnke
Michael Boehnke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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