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Michael B. Gorin is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable subfields including Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work centers on topics related to Retinal Development and Disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders.

Several recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • Resolving the dark matter of ABCA4 for 1054 Stargardt disease probands through integrated genomics and transcriptomics, 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • Changes in Retinal Sensitivity Associated With Cotoretigene Toliparvovec in X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa With RPGR Gene Variations, 2023, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Mutations in the Kinesin-2 Motor KIF3B Cause an Autosomal-Dominant Ciliopathy, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Variant-specific changes in RAC3 function disrupt corticogenesis in neurodevelopmental phenotypes, 2022, Brain
  • Association of Sex With Frequent and Mild ABCA4 Alleles in Stargardt Disease, 2020, JAMA Ophthalmology

Michael B. Gorin has frequently published in the following venues:

  • JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Experimental Eye Research
  • Ophthalmic Genetics
  • Translational Vision Science & Technology
  • Human Molecular Genetics

Collaborative work is a significant part of their career, with regular coauthors including:

  • Anna Matynia
  • Paul Yang
  • Mark E. Pennesi
  • Sandro Banfi
  • Juliana Maria Ferraz Sallum

Best Publications

  • A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants

    Lars G. Fritsche;Wilmar Igl;Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Felix Grassmann

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

  • The major intrinsic protein (MIP) of the bovine lens fiber membrane : characterization and structure based on cDNA cloning

    Michael B. Gorin;S.Barbara Yancey;Janice Cline;Jean-Paul Revel

  • SUSCEPTIBILITY GENES FOR AGE-RELATED MACULOPATHY (ARM) ON CHROMOSOME 10q26

    Michael B. Gorin;Daniel E. Weeks;Yvette P. Conley;Robert Ferrell

  • The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS): Design Implications AREDS Report No. 1

    A. S. Lindblad;A. Kassoff;S. Kieval;M. Mehu

  • Genetic variants near TIMP3 and high-density lipoprotein–associated loci influence susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration

    Wei Chen;Dwight Stambolian;Albert O. Edwards;Kari E. Branham

  • The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) system for classifying cataracts from photographs: AREDS Report No. 4

    A. Kassoff;J. Kassoff;M. Mehu;J. A. Buehler

  • Meta-analysis of genome scans of age-related macular degeneration

    Sheila A. Fisher;Goncalo R. Abecasis;Beverly M. Yashar;Sepideh Zareparsi

  • Interpretation of Genetic Association Studies: Markers with Replicated Highly Significant Odds Ratios May Be Poor Classifiers

    Johanna Jakobsdottir;Michael B. Gorin;Yvette P. Conley;Robert E. Ferrell

  • Age-Related Maculopathy: A Genomewide Scan with Continued Evidence of Susceptibility Loci within the 1q31, 10q26, and 17q25 Regions

    Daniel E. Weeks;Yvette P. Conley;Hui Ju Tsai;Tammy S. Mah

  • The beta3A subunit gene (Ap3b1) of the AP-3 adaptor complex is altered in the mouse hypopigmentation mutant pearl, a model for Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome and night blindness.

    Lijun Feng;Albert B. Seymour;Shelley Jiang;Agnes To

  • A systems biology approach towards understanding and treating non-neovascular age-related macular degeneration

    James T. Handa;Cathy Bowes Rickman;Andrew D. Dick;Andrew D. Dick;Michael B. Gorin

  • The evolution of alpha-fetoprotein and albumin. II. The structures of the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes in the mouse.

    D. Kioussis;F. Eiferman;P. van de Rijn;M.B. Gorin

  • Central nervous system involvement in Von Hippel-Lindau disease.

    M. R. Filling-Katz;P. L. Choyke;E. Oldfield;L. Charnas

  • Tamoxifen-associated eye disease: a review

    SG Nayfield;MB Gorin

  • Candidate gene analysis suggests a role for fatty acid biosynthesis and regulation of the complement system in the etiology of age-related maculopathy

    Yvette P. Conley;Anbupalam Thalamuthu;Johanna Jakobsdottir;Daniel E. Weeks

  • A pooled case-control study of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene in age-related maculopathy.

    Silke Schmidt;Caroline C. W. Klaver;Ann M. Saunders;Eric A. Postel

  • Age-related maculopathy: an expanded genome-wide scan with evidence of susceptibility loci within the 1q31 and 17q25 regions.

    Daniel E. Weeks;Yvette P. Conley;Hui Ju Tsai;Tammy S. Mah

  • A full genome scan for age-related maculopathy

    Daniel E. Weeks;Yvette P. Conley;Tammy S. Mah;T. Otis Paul

  • A Gene Responsible for the Pigment Dispersion Syndrome Maps to Chromosome 7q35-q36

    Jessica S. Andersen;Anca M. Pralea;Elizabeth A. DelBono;Jonathan L. Haines

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel E. Weeks
Daniel E. Weeks University of Pittsburgh
Robert E. Ferrell
Robert E. Ferrell University of Pittsburgh
Anand Swaroop
Anand Swaroop National Institutes of Health
John R.W. Yates
John R.W. Yates University of Cambridge
Andrew R. Webster
Andrew R. Webster University College London
Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Caroline C W Klaver
Caroline C W Klaver Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ronald Klein
Ronald Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bernhard H. F. Weber
Bernhard H. F. Weber University of Regensburg
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance University of Miami

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