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Breadcrumb Mariya Moosajee Moosajee lab Ocular Genomics and Therapeutics Laboratory : Publications Lab contentLab contentIn this section Overview Vacancies Members Areas of interest Publications PublicationsCrick/Pre-CrickCrick publications (49)Pre-Crick publications (75) Facet Crick/Pre-Crick Publications Displaying 1 - 20 of 124Last updated : 18 April 2024 02:06 Inherited optic neuropathies: Real-world experience in the paediatric neuro-ophthalmology clinic Authors (4) Michael James Gilhooley Naz Raoof Patrick Yu-Wai-ManMariya Moosajee Genes Published 30 January 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Spectrum of genetic variants in the commonest genes causing inherited retinal disease in a large molecularly characterised UK cohort Authors (17) Siying Lin Sandra Vermeirsch Nikolas Pontikos M Pilar Martin-Gutierrez Malena Daich Varela Samantha Malka[...]Mariya Moosajee Michel Michaelides Omar A Mahroo Andrew R Webster Gavin Arno Ophthalmology Retina Published 12 January 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details 'It would help people to help me': Acceptability of digital phenotyping among young people with visual impairment and their families Authors (5) Bethany Higgins Lee Jones Kishan Devraj Caroline KilduffMariya Moosajee Digital Health Published 5 January 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Practice patterns in reporting and documentation of Charles Bonnet syndrome: a retrospective review following COVID-19 Authors (4) Dalia Abdulhussein Lee Jones Sri Harsha DintakurtiMariya Moosajee Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology Published 1 January 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Longitudinal changes of retinal structure in molecularly confirmed C1QTNF5 patients with late-onset retinal degeneration Authors (4) Riccardo Cheloni Ashwin Venkatesh Ana Catalina Rodriguez-MartinezMariya Moosajee Translational Vision Science and Technology Published 1 December 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Loss of REP1 impacts choroidal melanogenesis and vasculogenesis in choroideremia Authors (8)Hajrah Sarkar Dhani Tracey-White Ahmed M Hagag Thomas Burgoyne Neelima Nair Lasse D Jensen Malia M EdwardsMariya Moosajee BBA: Molecular Basis of Disease Published 1 February 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Longitudinal structure-function analysis of molecularly-confirmed CYP4V2 Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy Authors (4) Riccardo Cheloni Neil Clough Daniel JacksonMariya Moosajee Eye Published 28 October 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Identification of the regulatory circuit governing corneal epithelial fate determination and disease Authors (17) Jos GA Smits Dulce Lima Cunha Maryam Amini Marina Bertolin Camille Laberthonnière Jieqiong Qu[...]Mariya Moosajee Daniel Aberdam Nora Szentmary Simon J van Heeringen Huiqing Zhou PLOS Biology Published 19 October 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Gene augmentation of CHM using non-viral episomal vectors in models of choroideremia Authors (5)Lyes Toualbi Maria Toms Patrick Vingadas Almeida Richard HarbottleMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 16 October 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Foveal hypoplasia in CRB1-related retinopathies Authors (9) Ana Catalina Rodriguez-Martinez Bethany Elora Higgins Vijay Tailor-Hamblin Samantha Malka Riccardo Cheloni Alexander Mark Collins John Bladen Robert HendersonMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 11 September 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress represent novel therapeutic targets for choroideremia Authors (4)Hajrah Sarkar Manuela Lahne Neelima NairMariya Moosajee Antioxidants Published 30 August 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details The genetic determinants of axial length: From microphthalmia to high myopia in childhood Authors (2) Daniel JacksonMariya Moosajee Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics Published 1 August 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Restoration of functional PAX6 in aniridia patient iPSC-derived ocular tissue models using repurposed nonsense suppression drugs Authors (6) Dulce Lima CunhaHajrah Sarkar Jonathan Eintracht Philippa Harding Jo Huiqing ZhouMariya Moosajee Molecular Therapy : Nucleic Acids Published 12 September 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group E member 3 (NR2E3): Role in retinal development and disease Authors (3) Maria Toms Natasha WardMariya Moosajee Genes Published 23 June 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Successful large gene augmentation of USH2A with non-viral episomal vectors Authors (5) Maria TomsLyes Toualbi Patrick V Almeida Richard HarbottleMariya Moosajee Molecular Therapy Published 6 September 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesMariya MoosajeeBiological Research FacilityFull details Establishment and characterization of an iPSC line (UCLi023-A) derived from a Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration patient carrying a founder mutation in C1QTNF5 Authors (5) Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernández Phoebe Ashley-Norman Zaynab ButtMariya Moosajee Amanda-Jayne Francis Carr Stem Cell Research Published 1 June 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details OPA1 dominant optic atrophy: Pathogenesis and therapeutic targets Authors (7) David CS Wong Joshua P Harvey Neringa Jurkute Sara M ThomasyMariya Moosajee Patrick Yu-Wai-Man Michael J Gilhooley Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Published 1 December 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Identification of novel coloboma candidate genes through conserved gene expression analyses across four vertebrate species Authors (7) Violeta Trejo-RevelesNicholas Owen Brian Ho Ching Chan Maria Toms Jeffrey J SchoenebeckMariya Moosajee Joe Rainger Biomolecules Published 4 February 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Loss of the crumbs cell polarity complex disrupts epigenetic transcriptional control and cell cycle progression in the developing retina Authors (10)Nicholas Owen Maria Toms Yuan TianLyes Toualbi Rose Richardson Rodrigo Young Dhani Tracey-White Pawan Dhami Stephan BeckMariya Moosajee Journal of Pathology Published 1 April 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details PAX6 disease models for aniridia Authors (4) Dorsa Abdolkarimi Dulce Lima Cunha Manuela LahneMariya Moosajee Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Published 1 December 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Next Last page Last Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Inherited optic neuropathies: Real-world experience in the paediatric neuro-ophthalmology clinic Authors (4) Michael James Gilhooley Naz Raoof Patrick Yu-Wai-ManMariya Moosajee Genes Published 30 January 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Spectrum of genetic variants in the commonest genes causing inherited retinal disease in a large molecularly characterised UK cohort Authors (17) Siying Lin Sandra Vermeirsch Nikolas Pontikos M Pilar Martin-Gutierrez Malena Daich Varela Samantha Malka[...]Mariya Moosajee Michel Michaelides Omar A Mahroo Andrew R Webster Gavin Arno Ophthalmology Retina Published 12 January 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
'It would help people to help me': Acceptability of digital phenotyping among young people with visual impairment and their families Authors (5) Bethany Higgins Lee Jones Kishan Devraj Caroline KilduffMariya Moosajee Digital Health Published 5 January 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Practice patterns in reporting and documentation of Charles Bonnet syndrome: a retrospective review following COVID-19 Authors (4) Dalia Abdulhussein Lee Jones Sri Harsha DintakurtiMariya Moosajee Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology Published 1 January 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Longitudinal changes of retinal structure in molecularly confirmed C1QTNF5 patients with late-onset retinal degeneration Authors (4) Riccardo Cheloni Ashwin Venkatesh Ana Catalina Rodriguez-MartinezMariya Moosajee Translational Vision Science and Technology Published 1 December 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Loss of REP1 impacts choroidal melanogenesis and vasculogenesis in choroideremia Authors (8)Hajrah Sarkar Dhani Tracey-White Ahmed M Hagag Thomas Burgoyne Neelima Nair Lasse D Jensen Malia M EdwardsMariya Moosajee BBA: Molecular Basis of Disease Published 1 February 2024 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Longitudinal structure-function analysis of molecularly-confirmed CYP4V2 Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy Authors (4) Riccardo Cheloni Neil Clough Daniel JacksonMariya Moosajee Eye Published 28 October 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Identification of the regulatory circuit governing corneal epithelial fate determination and disease Authors (17) Jos GA Smits Dulce Lima Cunha Maryam Amini Marina Bertolin Camille Laberthonnière Jieqiong Qu[...]Mariya Moosajee Daniel Aberdam Nora Szentmary Simon J van Heeringen Huiqing Zhou PLOS Biology Published 19 October 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Gene augmentation of CHM using non-viral episomal vectors in models of choroideremia Authors (5)Lyes Toualbi Maria Toms Patrick Vingadas Almeida Richard HarbottleMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 16 October 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Foveal hypoplasia in CRB1-related retinopathies Authors (9) Ana Catalina Rodriguez-Martinez Bethany Elora Higgins Vijay Tailor-Hamblin Samantha Malka Riccardo Cheloni Alexander Mark Collins John Bladen Robert HendersonMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 11 September 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress represent novel therapeutic targets for choroideremia Authors (4)Hajrah Sarkar Manuela Lahne Neelima NairMariya Moosajee Antioxidants Published 30 August 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
The genetic determinants of axial length: From microphthalmia to high myopia in childhood Authors (2) Daniel JacksonMariya Moosajee Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics Published 1 August 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Restoration of functional PAX6 in aniridia patient iPSC-derived ocular tissue models using repurposed nonsense suppression drugs Authors (6) Dulce Lima CunhaHajrah Sarkar Jonathan Eintracht Philippa Harding Jo Huiqing ZhouMariya Moosajee Molecular Therapy : Nucleic Acids Published 12 September 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group E member 3 (NR2E3): Role in retinal development and disease Authors (3) Maria Toms Natasha WardMariya Moosajee Genes Published 23 June 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Successful large gene augmentation of USH2A with non-viral episomal vectors Authors (5) Maria TomsLyes Toualbi Patrick V Almeida Richard HarbottleMariya Moosajee Molecular Therapy Published 6 September 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesMariya MoosajeeBiological Research FacilityFull details
Establishment and characterization of an iPSC line (UCLi023-A) derived from a Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration patient carrying a founder mutation in C1QTNF5 Authors (5) Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernández Phoebe Ashley-Norman Zaynab ButtMariya Moosajee Amanda-Jayne Francis Carr Stem Cell Research Published 1 June 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
OPA1 dominant optic atrophy: Pathogenesis and therapeutic targets Authors (7) David CS Wong Joshua P Harvey Neringa Jurkute Sara M ThomasyMariya Moosajee Patrick Yu-Wai-Man Michael J Gilhooley Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Published 1 December 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Identification of novel coloboma candidate genes through conserved gene expression analyses across four vertebrate species Authors (7) Violeta Trejo-RevelesNicholas Owen Brian Ho Ching Chan Maria Toms Jeffrey J SchoenebeckMariya Moosajee Joe Rainger Biomolecules Published 4 February 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Loss of the crumbs cell polarity complex disrupts epigenetic transcriptional control and cell cycle progression in the developing retina Authors (10)Nicholas Owen Maria Toms Yuan TianLyes Toualbi Rose Richardson Rodrigo Young Dhani Tracey-White Pawan Dhami Stephan BeckMariya Moosajee Journal of Pathology Published 1 April 2023 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
PAX6 disease models for aniridia Authors (4) Dorsa Abdolkarimi Dulce Lima Cunha Manuela LahneMariya Moosajee Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Published 1 December 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details