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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 (35)Pre-Crick publications (70) Facet Crick/Pre-Crick Publications Displaying 1 - 20 of 105Last updated : 11 June 2023 03:30 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 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 A natural history study of RP2-related retinopathy Authors (3) Riccardo Cheloni Daniel JacksonMariya Moosajee Journal of Clinical Medicine Published 22 November 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Changes in mitochondrial size and morphology in the RPE and photoreceptors of the developing and ageing zebrafish Authors (6) Thomas Burgoyne Maria Toms Chris Way Dhani Tracey-White Clare E FutterMariya Moosajee Cells Published 9 November 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Real-world clinical and molecular management of 50 prospective patients with microphthalmia, anophthalmia and/or ocular coloboma Authors (6) Philippa Harding Sri Gore Samantha Malka Jayashree Rajkumar Ngozi OluonyeMariya Moosajee British Journal of Ophthalmology Published 3 October 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Prospective study of pediatric patients presenting with idiopathic infantile nystagmus-Management and molecular diagnostics Authors (8) Nancy Aychoua Elena Schiff Samantha Malka Vijay K Tailor Hwei Wuen Chan Ngozi Oluonye Maria TheodorouMariya Moosajee Frontiers in Genetics Published 22 August 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Genetics of congenital cataract Authors (3) Reddin Ahmad Suzannah BellMariya Moosajee Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry Published 1 August 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details The natural history of CNGB1-related retinopathy: A longitudinal phenotypic analysis Authors (3) Daniel J Jackson Adam M DubisMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 17 June 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Investigating biomarkers for USH2A retinopathy using multimodal retinal imaging Authors (7) Jasdeep S Gill Vasileios Theofylaktopoulos Andreas Mitsios Sarah Houston Ahmed M Hagag Adam M DubisMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 11 April 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Choroideremia: molecular mechanisms and therapies Authors (2)Hajrah SarkarMariya Moosajee Trends in Molecular Medicine Published 1 May 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Müller glia maintain their regenerative potential despite degeneration in the aged zebrafish retina Authors (7) Raquel R Martins Mazen Zamzam Dhani Tracey-WhiteMariya Moosajee Ryan Thummel Catarina M Henriques Ryan B MacDonald Aging Cell Published 1 April 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Efficient embryoid-based method to improve generation of optic vesicles from human induced pluripotent stem cells Authors (4) Jonathan Eintracht Philippa Harding Dulce Lima CunhaMariya Moosajee F1000Research Published 17 March 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Identification of 4 novel human ocular coloboma genes ANK3, BMPR1B, PDGFRA, and CDH4 through evolutionary conserved vertebrate gene analysis Authors (8)Nicholas Owen Maria Toms Rodrigo M Young Jonathan Eintracht Hajrah Sarkar Brian P BrooksMariya Moosajee Genomics England Research Consortium Genetics in Medicine Published 1 May 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Decision-making, attitudes, and understanding among patients and relatives invited to undergo genome sequencing in the 100,000 Genomes Project: A multisite survey study Authors (12) Saskia C Sanderson Celine Lewis Melissa Hill Michelle Peter Meriel McEntagart Daniel Gale[...]Mariya Moosajee Beverly Searle Amy Hunter Christine Patch Lyn S Chitty Genetics in Medicine Published 1 January 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details A mutant wfs1 zebrafish model of Wolfram syndrome manifesting visual dysfunction and developmental delay Authors (10) G Cairns F Burté R Price E O’Connor M Toms R MishraMariya Moosajee A Pyle JA Sayer P Yu-Wai-Man Scientific Reports Published 14 October 2021 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Involvement of oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress in RDH12-related retinopathies Authors (3)Hajrah Sarkar Maria TomsMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 18 August 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesMariya MoosajeePeptide ChemistryElectron MicroscopyFull details Translational readthrough of ciliopathy genes BBS2 and ALMS1 restores protein, ciliogenesis and function in patient fibroblasts Authors (4) Jonathan Eintracht Elizabeth Forsythe Helen May-SimeraMariya Moosajee EBioMedicine Published 1 August 2021 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details An overview of psychological and social factors in Charles Bonnet syndrome Authors (4) Lee Jones Lara Ditzel-Finn Jamie EnochMariya Moosajee Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology Published 1 January 2021 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next Last page Last Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
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
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
A natural history study of RP2-related retinopathy Authors (3) Riccardo Cheloni Daniel JacksonMariya Moosajee Journal of Clinical Medicine Published 22 November 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Changes in mitochondrial size and morphology in the RPE and photoreceptors of the developing and ageing zebrafish Authors (6) Thomas Burgoyne Maria Toms Chris Way Dhani Tracey-White Clare E FutterMariya Moosajee Cells Published 9 November 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Real-world clinical and molecular management of 50 prospective patients with microphthalmia, anophthalmia and/or ocular coloboma Authors (6) Philippa Harding Sri Gore Samantha Malka Jayashree Rajkumar Ngozi OluonyeMariya Moosajee British Journal of Ophthalmology Published 3 October 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Prospective study of pediatric patients presenting with idiopathic infantile nystagmus-Management and molecular diagnostics Authors (8) Nancy Aychoua Elena Schiff Samantha Malka Vijay K Tailor Hwei Wuen Chan Ngozi Oluonye Maria TheodorouMariya Moosajee Frontiers in Genetics Published 22 August 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Genetics of congenital cataract Authors (3) Reddin Ahmad Suzannah BellMariya Moosajee Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry Published 1 August 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
The natural history of CNGB1-related retinopathy: A longitudinal phenotypic analysis Authors (3) Daniel J Jackson Adam M DubisMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 17 June 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Investigating biomarkers for USH2A retinopathy using multimodal retinal imaging Authors (7) Jasdeep S Gill Vasileios Theofylaktopoulos Andreas Mitsios Sarah Houston Ahmed M Hagag Adam M DubisMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 11 April 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Choroideremia: molecular mechanisms and therapies Authors (2)Hajrah SarkarMariya Moosajee Trends in Molecular Medicine Published 1 May 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Müller glia maintain their regenerative potential despite degeneration in the aged zebrafish retina Authors (7) Raquel R Martins Mazen Zamzam Dhani Tracey-WhiteMariya Moosajee Ryan Thummel Catarina M Henriques Ryan B MacDonald Aging Cell Published 1 April 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Efficient embryoid-based method to improve generation of optic vesicles from human induced pluripotent stem cells Authors (4) Jonathan Eintracht Philippa Harding Dulce Lima CunhaMariya Moosajee F1000Research Published 17 March 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Identification of 4 novel human ocular coloboma genes ANK3, BMPR1B, PDGFRA, and CDH4 through evolutionary conserved vertebrate gene analysis Authors (8)Nicholas Owen Maria Toms Rodrigo M Young Jonathan Eintracht Hajrah Sarkar Brian P BrooksMariya Moosajee Genomics England Research Consortium Genetics in Medicine Published 1 May 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Decision-making, attitudes, and understanding among patients and relatives invited to undergo genome sequencing in the 100,000 Genomes Project: A multisite survey study Authors (12) Saskia C Sanderson Celine Lewis Melissa Hill Michelle Peter Meriel McEntagart Daniel Gale[...]Mariya Moosajee Beverly Searle Amy Hunter Christine Patch Lyn S Chitty Genetics in Medicine Published 1 January 2022 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
A mutant wfs1 zebrafish model of Wolfram syndrome manifesting visual dysfunction and developmental delay Authors (10) G Cairns F Burté R Price E O’Connor M Toms R MishraMariya Moosajee A Pyle JA Sayer P Yu-Wai-Man Scientific Reports Published 14 October 2021 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
Involvement of oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress in RDH12-related retinopathies Authors (3)Hajrah Sarkar Maria TomsMariya Moosajee International Journal of Molecular Sciences Published 18 August 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesMariya MoosajeePeptide ChemistryElectron MicroscopyFull details
Translational readthrough of ciliopathy genes BBS2 and ALMS1 restores protein, ciliogenesis and function in patient fibroblasts Authors (4) Jonathan Eintracht Elizabeth Forsythe Helen May-SimeraMariya Moosajee EBioMedicine Published 1 August 2021 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details
An overview of psychological and social factors in Charles Bonnet syndrome Authors (4) Lee Jones Lara Ditzel-Finn Jamie EnochMariya Moosajee Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology Published 1 January 2021 Crick labsMariya MoosajeeFull details