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William J. Kimberling

William J. Kimberling

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
78
Citations
21851
World Ranking
1701
National Ranking
782

Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
24457
World Ranking
16631
National Ranking
8348

Overview

William J. Kimberling is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biological sciences, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. The specific subfields of study include sensory systems, molecular biology, and cancer research.

The scientist's published work emphasizes investigations into hearing, cochlea function, tinnitus, and genetics, alongside studies related to RNA research and splicing, as well as cancer-related molecular mechanisms.

Among the recent publications, Kimberling is credited with a paper titled "Mutations in LOXHD1, an Evolutionarily Conserved Stereociliary Protein, Disrupt Hair Cell Function in Mice and Cause Progressive Hearing Loss in Humans," published in 2020 through UNC Libraries.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kimberling include:

  • Nicolas Grillet
  • Martin Schwander
  • Michael S. Hildebrand
  • Anna Sczaniecka
  • Anand Kolatkar

Key publication venues for Kimberling's work include:

  • UNC Libraries

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

William J. Kimberling's body of work integrates elements of sensory biology with molecular and genetic approaches, contributing to the understanding of auditory system function and molecular processes relevant to cancer biology.

Best Publications

  • PKD2, a Gene for Polycystic Kidney Disease That Encodes an Integral Membrane Protein

    Toshio Mochizuki;Guanqing Wu;Tomohito Hayashi;Stavroulla L. Xenophontos

  • Defective myosin VIIA gene responsible for Usher syndrome type 1B

    Dominique Well;Stéphane Blanchard;Josseline Kaplan;Parry Guilford

  • Quantitative trait locus for reading disability on chromosome 6.

    Lon R. Cardon;Shelley D. Smith;David W. Fulker;William J. Kimberling

  • Factors affecting the progression of renal disease in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease

    Patricia A. Gabow;Ann M. Johnson;William D. Kaehny;William J. Kimberling

  • Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (lynch syndromes I and II). I. Clinical description of resource

    Henry T. Lynch;William Kimberling;William A. Albano;Jane F. Lynch

  • Prevalent connexin 26 gene (GJB2) mutations in Japanese

    Satoko Abe;Shin-ichi Usami;Hideichi Shinkawa;Philip M Kelley

  • Mutations in the human |[alpha]|-tectorin gene cause autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing impairment

    Kristien Verhoeven;Lut Van Laer;Karin Kirschhofer;P Kevin Legan

  • Specific reading disability: identification of an inherited form through linkage analysis

    Shelley D. Smith;William J. Kimberling;Bruce F. Pennington;Herbert A. Lubs

  • Mutation of a gene encoding a protein with extracellular matrix motifs in Usher syndrome type IIa

    James D. Eudy;Michael D. Weston;Su Fang Yao;Denise M. Hoover

  • Mutations in the VLGR1 gene implicate G-protein signaling in the pathogenesis of Usher syndrome type II

    Michael D. Weston;Michael D. Weston;Mirjam W.J. Luijendijk;Kurt D. Humphrey;Claes Möller

  • Non-syndromic hearing loss associated with enlarged vestibular aqueduct is caused by PDS mutations

    Shin Ichi Usami;Satoko Abe;Mike D. Weston;Hideichi Shinkawa

  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: Localization of the second gene to chromosome 4q13–q23

    William J. Kimberling;Shrawan Kumar;Patricia A. Gabow;Judith B. Kenyon

  • Clinical diagnosis of the Usher syndromes

    R. J. Smith;C. I. Berlin;J. F. Hejtmancik;B. J. Keats

  • Linkage of a gene causing high bone mass to human chromosome 11 (11q12-13)

    Mark L. Johnson;Guodong Gong;William Kimberling;Susan M. Recker

  • Non-syndromic recessive auditory neuropathy is the result of mutations in the otoferlin (OTOF) gene

    R Varga;P M Kelley;B J Keats;A Starr

  • Linkage Heterogeneity of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

    William J. Kimberling;Pamela R. Fain;J.B. Kenyon;David Goldgar

  • New Approaches to the Treatment of Dense Deposit Disease

    Richard J.H. Smith;Jessy Alexander;Paul N. Barlow;Marina Botto

  • Localization of two genes for Usher syndrome type I to chromosome 11.

    Richard J.H. Smith;Elizabeth C. Lee;William J. Kimberling;Stephen P. Daiger

  • Clinical studies of families with hearing loss attributable to mutations in the connexin 26 gene (GJB2/DFNB1)

    E S Cohn;P M Kelley;T W Fowler;M P Gorga

  • Frequency of Usher syndrome in two pediatric populations: Implications for genetic screening of deaf and hard of hearing children.

    William J Kimberling;William J Kimberling;Michael S Hildebrand;A Eliot Shearer;Maren L Jensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J.H. Smith
Richard J.H. Smith University of Iowa
Cor W. R. J. Cremers
Cor W. R. J. Cremers Radboud University
Shin-ichi Usami
Shin-ichi Usami Shinshu University
Samuel G. Jacobson
Samuel G. Jacobson University of Pennsylvania
Melanie Bahlo
Melanie Bahlo Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Hannie Kremer
Hannie Kremer Radboud University
Bruce F. Pennington
Bruce F. Pennington University of Denver
Edwin M. Stone
Edwin M. Stone University of Iowa
Hossein Najmabadi
Hossein Najmabadi University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Bronya J.B. Keats
Bronya J.B. Keats Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans

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