Search Results - "Staffieri, Sandra E."
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Thrombospondin 1 missense alleles induce extracellular matrix protein aggregation and TM dysfunction in congenital glaucoma
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-12-2022)“…Glaucoma is a highly heritable disease that is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Here, we identified heterozygous thrombospondin 1 (THBS1) missense…”
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Biallelic CPAMD8 Variants Are a Frequent Cause of Childhood and Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-06-2020)“…Developmental abnormalities of the ocular anterior segment in some cases can lead to ocular hypertension and glaucoma. CPAMD8 is a gene of unknown function…”
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Childhood and Early Onset Glaucoma Classification and Genetic Profile in a Large Australasian Disease Registry
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-11-2021)“…To report the relative frequencies of childhood and early onset glaucoma subtypes and their genetic findings in a large single cohort. Retrospective clinical…”
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Quality of life in children with glaucoma: a qualitative interview study in Australia
Published in BMJ open (20-07-2022)“…ObjectiveChildhood glaucoma is a chronic vision-threatening condition that may significantly impact an individual’s psychosocial well-being. There is a paucity…”
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High-Throughput Genetic Screening of 51 Pediatric Cataract Genes Identifies Causative Mutations in Inherited Pediatric Cataract in South Eastern Australia
Published in G3 : genes - genomes - genetics (01-10-2017)“…Pediatric cataract is a leading cause of childhood blindness. This study aimed to determine the genetic cause of pediatric cataract in Australian families by…”
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Mutations in the EPHA2 gene are a major contributor to inherited cataracts in South-Eastern Australia
Published in PloS one (27-08-2013)“…Congenital cataract is the most common cause of treatable visual impairment in children worldwide. Mutations in many different genes lead to congenital…”
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Pathogenic genetic variants identified in Australian families with paediatric cataract
Published in BMJ open ophthalmology (01-08-2022)“…ObjectivePaediatric (childhood or congenital) cataract is an opacification of the normally clear lens of the eye and has a genetic basis in at least 18% of…”
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Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation compensation may preserve vision in patients with OPA1-linked autosomal dominant optic atrophy
Published in PloS one (22-06-2011)“…Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy (ADOA) is the most common inherited optic atrophy where vision impairment results from specific loss of retinal ganglion cells…”
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Living with heritable retinoblastoma and the perceived role of regular follow-up at a retinoblastoma survivorship clinic: ‘That is exactly what I have been missing’
Published in BMJ open ophthalmology (12-09-2021)“…ObjectiveTo explore living with heritable retinoblastoma, specifically survivors’ perceived role of regular follow-up at a retinoblastoma survivorship…”
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Diagnostic yield of candidate genes in an Australian corneal dystrophy cohort
Published in Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (01-10-2022)“…Corneal dystrophies describe a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders. The International Classification of Corneal Dystrophies…”
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Making glaucoma genetic studies more diverse
Published in Cell (18-01-2024)“…Although the blinding eye disease glaucoma is more common in people of African ancestry, previous genetic studies predominantly involved European subjects. In…”
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Superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy for advanced retinoblastoma complicated by metastatic disease
Published in Journal of AAPOS (01-02-2015)“…We present a case of a child with unilateral group E retinoblastoma (according to the International Classification of Retinoblastoma) who received…”
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Heritability of Strabismus: Genetic Influence Is Specific to Eso-Deviation and Independent of Refractive Error
Published in Twin research and human genetics (01-10-2012)“…Strabismus represents a complex oculomotor disorder characterized by the deviation of one or both eyes and poor vision. A more sophisticated understanding of…”
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Establishing risk of vision loss in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy
Published in American journal of human genetics (04-11-2021)“…We conducted an updated epidemiological study of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) in Australia by using registry data to establish the risk of vision…”
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Is the disease risk and penetrance in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy actually low?
Published in American journal of human genetics (05-01-2023)“…Pedigree analysis showed that a large proportion of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) family members who carry a mitochondrial risk variant never lose…”
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Treatment Outcomes and Definition Inconsistencies in High-Risk Unilateral Retinoblastoma
Published in American journal of ophthalmology (01-12-2024)“…•High-risk histopathological features predict adverse outcomes in retinoblastoma.•Major discrepancies exist across centers worldwide in defining high-risk…”
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Cross-ancestry genome-wide association analysis of corneal thickness strengthens link between complex and Mendelian eye diseases
Published in Nature communications (14-05-2018)“…Central corneal thickness (CCT) is a highly heritable trait associated with complex eye diseases such as keratoconus and glaucoma. We perform a genome-wide…”
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Prevalence of FOXC1 Variants in Individuals With a Suspected Diagnosis of Primary Congenital Glaucoma
Published in JAMA ophthalmology (01-04-2019)“…Both primary and secondary forms of childhood glaucoma have many distinct causative mechanisms, and in many cases a cause is not immediately clear. The broad…”
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Improving parents' knowledge of early signs of paediatric eye disease: A double‐blind randomized controlled trial
Published in Clinical & experimental ophthalmology (01-12-2020)“…Importance Educating parents to recognize signs of eye disease and consult a healthcare professional is critical to timely diagnosis, intervention and…”
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Danish heritable retinoblastoma survivors' perspectives on reproductive choices: “It's important for me, not to pass on this condition”
Published in Journal of genetic counseling (01-02-2023)“…Despite reporting an overall normal life, survivors of heritable retinoblastoma face numerous physical and psychosocial issues. In particular, reproductive…”
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