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Khaled K. Abu-Amero

Khaled K. Abu-Amero

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
7547
World Ranking
18735
National Ranking
12

Overview

Khaled K. Abu-Amero is affiliated with King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on molecular biology and ophthalmology as key subfields. Their scholarly work contributes to the understanding of retinal development, retinal disorders, and related diseases including glaucoma and tuberculosis epidemiology.

The scientist's recent publications include the following:

  • Status of antituberculosis drug resistance in Saudi Arabia 1979-98, 2021, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
  • A missense allele of PEX5 is responsible for the defective import of PTS2 cargo proteins into peroxisomes, 2021, Human Genetics
  • Performance of Polygenic Risk Scores for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Populations of African Descent, 2024, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Advances in Precision Therapeutics and Gene Therapy Applications for Retinal Diseases: Impact and Future Directions, 2025, Genes
  • P728: Identification of rare genetic variants in keratoconus families via exome sequencing, 2025, Genetics in Medicine Open

They frequently collaborate with other researchers, notably:

  • Syed Hameed (4 publications)
  • Saima Riazuddin (2 publications)
  • Michael A. Hauser (2 publications)
  • Vital Paulino Costa (2 publications)
  • Zheng Li (2 publications)

The scientist's work is regularly published in the following venues:

  • Genes (4 publications)
  • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (1 publication)
  • Human Genetics (1 publication)
  • JAMA Ophthalmology (1 publication)
  • Genetics in Medicine Open (1 publication)

In terms of main fields of study, their research includes Medicine with 14 publications and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 10. The subfields most represented in their research are Molecular Biology (9 publications), Ophthalmology (6 publications), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (3 publications), Epidemiology (2 publications), and Infectious Diseases (1 publication).

The primary topics covered by their research include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders (6 publications)
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders (4 publications)
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments (4 publications)
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (2 publications)
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (2 publications)
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (2 publications)
  • Cancer-related gene regulation (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial abnormalities in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

    Khaled K. Abu-Amero;Jose Morales;Thomas M. Bosley

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify three new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma

    Eranga N Vithana;Eranga N Vithana;Chiea-Chuen Khor;Chiea-Chuen Khor;Chiea-Chuen Khor;Chunyan Qiao;Monisha E Nongpiur;Monisha E Nongpiur

  • Mutation of C20orf7 disrupts complex I assembly and causes lethal neonatal mitochondrial disease.

    Canny Sugiana;David J. Pagliarini;David J. Pagliarini;Matthew McKenzie;Denise M. Kirby

  • 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

  • Mutations in FBXL4 Cause Mitochondrial Encephalopathy and a Disorder of Mitochondrial DNA Maintenance

    Penelope E. Bonnen;John W. Yarham;Arnaud Besse;Ping Wu

  • Successful pregnancies after application of array-comparative genomic hybridization in PGS-aneuploidy screening.

    Ali Hellani;Khaled Abu-Amero;Joseph Azouri;Siham El-Akoum

  • Resveratrol and Ophthalmic Diseases

    Khaled K Abu-Amero;Altaf A Kondkar;Kakarla V Chalam

  • Eurasian and African mitochondrial DNA influences in the Saudi Arabian population

    Khaled K Abu-Amero;Ana M González;Jose M Larruga;Thomas M Bosley

  • Neurologic features of horizontal gaze palsy and progressive scoliosis with mutations in ROBO3

    T.M. Bosley;M.A. Salih;J.C. Jen;D.D. Lin

  • Genetic association study of exfoliation syndrome identifies a protective rare variant at LOXL1 and five new susceptibility loci

    Tin Aung;Tin Aung;Mineo Ozaki;Mei Chin Lee;Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt

  • Mitochondrial DNA structure in the Arabian Peninsula.

    Khaled K Abu-Amero;José M Larruga;Vicente M Cabrera;Ana M González

  • Mitochondrial abnormalities in patients with LHON-like optic neuropathies.

    Khaled K. Abu-Amero;Thomas M. Bosley

  • Saudi Arabian Y-Chromosome diversity and its relationship with nearby regions

    Khaled K Abu-Amero;Ali Hellani;Ana M González;Jose M Larruga

  • An Updated Review on the Genetics of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma.

    Khaled Abu-Amero;Altaf A Kondkar;Kakarla V Chalam

  • A common variant mapping to CACNA1A is associated with susceptibility to exfoliation syndrome

    Tin Aung;Tin Aung;Tin Aung;Mineo Ozaki;Takanori Mizoguchi;R. Rand Allingham

  • A common variant near TGFBR3 is associated with primary open angle glaucoma

    Zheng Li;R. Rand Allingham;Masakazu Nakano;Liyun Jia

  • Mitochondrial lineage M1 traces an early human backflow to Africa

    Ana M González;José M Larruga;Khaled K Abu-Amero;Yufei Shi

  • The Clinical Spectrum of Homozygous HOXA1 Mutations

    Thomas M. Bosley;Ibrahim A. Alorainy;Mustafa A. Salih;Hesham M. Aldhalaan

  • Genetics of Keratoconus: Where Do We Stand?

    Khaled K. Abu-Amero;Abdulrahman M. Al-Muammar;Altaf A. Kondkar

  • Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup H structure in North Africa

    Hajer Ennafaa;Vicente M Cabrera;Khaled K Abu-Amero;Ana M González

Frequent Co-Authors

Yutao Liu
Yutao Liu Augusta University
Michael A. Hauser
Michael A. Hauser Duke University
Mustafa A. Salih
Mustafa A. Salih King Saud University
Chiea Chuen Khor
Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Tin Aung
Tin Aung National University of Singapore
Alex W. Hewitt
Alex W. Hewitt University of Tasmania
Kathryn P. Burdon
Kathryn P. Burdon University of Tasmania
Yik Ying Teo
Yik Ying Teo National University of Singapore
Eranga N. Vithana
Eranga N. Vithana National University of Singapore
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University

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