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Overview

Lee-Jun C. Wong was affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research focused primarily within the broader field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a specialization in Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research encompassed several main topics, including:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research

Wong's publication record includes one known research paper titled "A novel acceptor stem variant in mitochondrial tRNATyr impairs mitochondrial translation and is associated with a severe phenotype," published in 2020 in the journal Molecular Genetics and Metabolism.

Frequent collaborators in their scientific work included Kimberly A. Kripps, Marisa W. Friederich, Ting Chen, Austin Larson, and David M. Mirsky.

The scientist's research appeared in the publication venue Molecular Genetics and Metabolism.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Spectrum, Morbidity, and Mortality in 113 Pediatric Patients with Mitochondrial Disease

    Fernando Scaglia;Jeffrey A Towbin;Jeffrey A Towbin;William J Craigen;William J Craigen;John W Belmont;John W Belmont

  • Biparental Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA in Humans.

    Shiyu Luo;C. Alexander Valencia;Jinglan Zhang;Ni Chung Lee

  • The in-depth evaluation of suspected mitochondrial disease.

    Richard H. Haas;Sumit Parikh;Marni J. Falk;Russell P. Saneto

  • Somatic mosaicism, germline expansions, germline reversions and intergenerational reductions in myotonic dystrophy males: small pool PCR analyses

    D. G. Monckton;L. J C Wong;T. Ashizawa;C. T. Caskey

  • Comprehensive scanning of somatic mitochondrial DNA mutations in breast cancer.

    Duan-Jun Tan;Ren-Kui Bai;Lee-Jun C Wong

  • Molecular and clinical genetics of mitochondrial diseases due to POLG mutations

    Lee Jun C Wong;Robert K. Naviaux;Nicola Brunetti-Pierri;Qing Zhang

  • GJB2 mutation spectrum in 2063 Chinese patients with nonsyndromic hearing impairment

    Pu Dai;Fei Yu;Bing Han;Xuezhong Liu

  • Fatty Acid Oxidation-Driven Src Links Mitochondrial Energy Reprogramming and Oncogenic Properties in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

    Jun Hyoung Park;Sajna Vithayathil;Santosh Kumar;Pi Lin Sung;Pi Lin Sung

  • Mitochondrial genetic background modifies breast cancer risk.

    Ren-Kui Bai;Suzanne M. Leal;Daniel Covarrubias;Aiyi Liu

  • Primary immunodeficiency diseases: Genomic approaches delineate heterogeneous Mendelian disorders.

    Asbjørg Stray-Pedersen;Hanne Sørmo Sorte;Pubudu Samarakoon;Tomasz Gambin;Tomasz Gambin

  • Somatic heterogeneity of the CTG repeat in myotonic dystrophy is age and size dependent.

    L. J C Wong;T. Ashizawa;D. G. Monckton;C. T. Caskey

  • Novel (ovario) leukodystrophy related to AARS2 mutations

    Cristina Dallabona;Daria Diodato;Sietske H. Kevelam;Tobias B. Haack

  • Detection and quantification of heteroplasmic mutant mitochondrial DNA by real-time amplification refractory mutation system quantitative PCR analysis: a single-step approach.

    Ren-Kui Bai;Lee-Jun C. Wong

  • Non-invasive prenatal sequencing for multiple Mendelian monogenic disorders using circulating cell-free fetal DNA

    Jinglan Zhang;Jianli Li;Jennifer B Saucier;Yanming Feng

  • Clinical and molecular features of mitochondrial DNA depletion due to mutations in deoxyguanosine kinase.

    D. P. Dimmock;Q. Zhang;C. Dionisi-Vici;R. Carrozzo

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

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

  • Mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma mutations: an ever expanding molecular and clinical spectrum.

    Sha Tang;Jing Wang;Ni Chung Lee;Margherita Milone

  • Quantitative PCR Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Content in Patients with Mitochondrial Disease

    Ren-Kui Bai;Cherng-Lih Perng;Chang-Hung Hsu;Lee-Jun C. Wong

  • Restoration of impaired nitric oxide production in MELAS syndrome with citrulline and arginine supplementation.

    Ayman W. El-Hattab;Jean W. Hsu;Lisa T. Emrick;Lisa T. Emrick;Lee-Jun C. Wong

  • Good laboratory practice for clinical next-generation sequencing informatics pipelines

    Amy S. Gargis;Lisa Kalman;David P. Bick;Cristina Da Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

Jing Wang
Jing Wang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
William J. Craigen
William J. Craigen Baylor College of Medicine
Brett H. Graham
Brett H. Graham Baylor College of Medicine
Richard A. Lewis
Richard A. Lewis Baylor College of Medicine
Chad J. Creighton
Chad J. Creighton Baylor College of Medicine
Christine M. Eng
Christine M. Eng Baylor College of Medicine
Michael T. Lewis
Michael T. Lewis Baylor College of Medicine
Gregory M. Enns
Gregory M. Enns Stanford University
Chad A. Shaw
Chad A. Shaw Baylor College of Medicine
Fan Xia
Fan Xia Baylor College of Medicine

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