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Qingjiong Zhang

Qingjiong Zhang

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
49
Citations
7721
World Ranking
2640
National Ranking
73

Overview

Qingjiong Zhang is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their research spans molecular biology, genetics, ophthalmology, radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging, with a focus on retinal development, disorders, and treatments.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, including:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Ocular Disorders and Treatments
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Key frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • PubMed
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Experimental Eye Research

The recent scholarly papers authored or co-authored by Qingjiong Zhang involve a variety of research topics such as cellular and molecular mechanisms related to eye diseases and cellular metabolism. Noteworthy papers include:

  • "Mitochondrial Dynamics, Mitophagy, and Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Contact Sites Crosstalk Under Hypoxia" (2022), published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "m6A methyltransferase METTL3 promotes retinoblastoma progression via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway" (2020), published in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
  • "Clinical and genetic features of retinoschisis in 120 families with RS1 mutations" (2021), published in British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • "Genetic and clinical landscape of ARR3-associated MYP26: the most common cause of Mendelian early-onset high myopia with a unique inheritance" (2022), published in British Journal of Ophthalmology
  • "Spectrum-frequency and genotype-phenotype analysis of rhodopsin variants" (2020), published in Experimental Eye Research

Collaborations have been a consistent part of their scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Shiqiang Li
  • Wenmin Sun
  • Xueshan Xiao
  • Panfeng Wang
  • Xiaoyun Jia

Best Publications

  • Bietti crystalline corneoretinal dystrophy is caused by mutations in the novel gene CYP4V2.

    Anren Li;Xiaodong Jiao;Francis L. Munier;Daniel F. Schorderet

  • Functions of the intermediate filament cytoskeleton in the eye lens

    Shuhua Song;Andrew Landsbury;Ralf Dahm;Yizhi Liu

  • Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups M7b1 ' 2 and M8a Affect Clinical Expression of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy in Chinese Families with the m.11778G -> A Mutation

    Yanli Ji;A-Mei Zhang;A-Mei Zhang;Xiaoyun Jia;Ya-Ping Zhang

  • Mutations of 60 known causative genes in 157 families with retinitis pigmentosa based on exome sequencing

    Yan Xu;Liping Guan;Tao Shen;Jianguo Zhang

  • A new locus for autosomal dominant high myopia maps to 4q22-q27 between D4S1578 and D4S1612.

    Qingjiong Zhang;Xiangming Guo;Xueshan Xiao;Xiaoyun Jia

  • Genetic Variants at 13q12.12 Are Associated with High Myopia in the Han Chinese Population

    Yi Shi;Jia Qu;Dingding Zhang;Peiquan Zhao

  • Novel locus for X linked recessive high myopia maps to Xq23–q25 but outside MYP1

    Q Zhang;X Guo;X Xiao;X Jia

  • Severe retinitis pigmentosa mapped to 4p15 and associated with a novel mutation in the PROM1 gene

    Qingjiong Zhang;Qingjiong Zhang;Fareeha Zulfiqar;Xueshan Xiao;S. Amer Riazuddin;S. Amer Riazuddin

  • Mutations in βB3-crystallin associated with autosomal recessive cataract in two pakistani families

    S. Amer Riazuddin;Afshan Yasmeen;Wenliang Yao;Yuri V. Sergeev

  • Detection of Variants in 15 Genes in 87 Unrelated Chinese Patients with Leber Congenital Amaurosis

    Lin Li;Lin Li;Xueshan Xiao;Shiqiang Li;Xiaoyun Jia

  • Detection of mutations in LRPAP1, CTSH, LEPREL1, ZNF644, SLC39A5, and SCO2 in 298 families with early-onset high myopia by exome sequencing.

    Dan Jiang;Jiali Li;Xueshan Xiao;Shiqiang Li

  • Molecular epidemiology of mtDNA mutations in 903 Chinese families suspected with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy

    Xiaoyun Jia;Shiqiang Li;Xueshan Xiao;Xiangming Guo

  • An overview of myopia genetics

    Xue-Bi Cai;Shou-Ren Shen;De-Fu Chen;Qingjiong Zhang

  • Exome Sequencing on 298 Probands With Early-Onset High Myopia: Approximately One-Fourth Show Potential Pathogenic Mutations in RetNet Genes.

    Wenmin Sun;Li Huang;Yan Xu;Xueshan Xiao

  • Comprehensive Mutation Analysis by Whole-Exome Sequencing in 41 Chinese Families With Leber Congenital Amaurosis

    Chen Y;Zhang Q;Shen T;Xiao X

  • Identification of CYP4V2 mutation in 21 families and overview of mutation spectrum in Bietti crystalline corneoretinal dystrophy.

    Xueshan Xiao;Guiying Mai;Shiqiang Li;Xiangming Guo

  • Trio-based exome sequencing arrests de novo mutations in early-onset high myopia

    Zi-Bing Jin;Jinyu Wu;Xiu-Feng Huang;Chun-Yun Feng

  • Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup distribution in Chaoshanese with and without myopia.

    Qin Wang;Panfeng Wang;Shiqiang Li;Xueshan Xiao

  • Molecular genetics of cone-rod dystrophy in Chinese patients: New data from 61 probands and mutation overview of 163 probands

    Li Huang;Xueshan Xiao;Shiqiang Li;Xiaoyun Jia

  • Clinical and linkage study on a consanguineous Chinese family with autosomal recessive high myopia.

    Zhikuan Yang;Xueshan Xiao;Shiqiang Li;Qingjiong Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Fielding Hejtmancik
J. Fielding Hejtmancik National Institutes of Health
Yong-Gang Yao
Yong-Gang Yao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sheikh Riazuddin
Sheikh Riazuddin University of Health Sciences Lahore
Paul A. Sieving
Paul A. Sieving University of California, Davis
Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology
Zhenglin Yang
Zhenglin Yang University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Hans-Jürgen Bandelt
Hans-Jürgen Bandelt Universität Hamburg
Jian Xing Ma
Jian Xing Ma University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Roy A. Quinlan
Roy A. Quinlan Durham University
Jia Qu
Jia Qu Wenzhou Medical University

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