Kari Branham, M.S., C.G.C.
Publications

• Chen W, Stambolian D, Edwards AO, Branham KE, Othman M, Jakobsdottir J, Tosakulwong N, Pericak-Vance MA, Campochiaro PA, Klein ML, Tan PL, Conley YP, Kanda A, Kopplin L, Li Y, Augustaitis KJ, Karoukis AJ, Scott WK, Agarwal A, Kovach JL, Schwartz SG, Postel EA, Brooks M, Baratz KH, Brown WL, Brucker AJ, Orlin A, Brown G, Ho A, Regillo C, Donoso L, Tian L, Kaderli B, Hadley D, Hagstrom SA, Peachey NS, Klein R, Klein BE, Gotoh N, Yamashiro K, Ferris Iii F, Fagerness JA, Reynolds R, Farrer LA, Kim IK, Miller JW, Corton M, Carracedo A, Sanchez-Salorio M, Pugh EW, Doheny KF, Brion M, Deangelis MM, Weeks DE, Zack DJ, Chew EY, Heckenlively JR, Yoshimura N, Iyengar SK, Francis PJ, Katsanis N, Seddon JM, Haines JL, Gorin MB, Abecasis GR, Swaroop A. Genetic variants near TIMP3 and high-density lipoprotein-associated loci influence susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2010;107:7401-7406.

• Friedman JS, Ray JW, Waseem N, Johnson K, Brooks MJ, Hugosson T, Breuer D, Branham KE, Krauth DS, Bowne SJ, Sullivan LS, Ponjavic V, Granse L, Khanna R, Trager EH, Gieser LM, Hughbanks-Wheaton D, Cojocaru RI, Ghiasvand NM, Chakarova CF, Abrahamson M, Goring HH, Webster AR, Birch DG, Abecasis GR, Fann Y, Bhattacharya SS, Daiger SP, Heckenlively JR, Andreasson S, Swaroop A. Mutations in a BTB-Kelch protein, KLHL7, cause autosomal-dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Am J Hum Genet 2009;84:792-800.

• Edwards AO, Chen D, Fridley BL, James KM, Wu Y, Abecasis G, Swaroop A, Othman M, Branham K, Iyengar SK, Sivakumaran TA, Klein R, Klein BE, Tosakulwong N. Toll-like receptor polymorphisms and age-related macular degeneration.Investig Ophthalmol Vis Sci2008;49:1652-1659.
  Iannaccone A, Othman MI, Wang XI, Jennings BJ, Branham K, Swaroop A, and Jablonski MM. Retinal phenotype of an X-linked pseudo-usher syndrome in association with G173R mutation in the RPGR gene. Adv Exp Med Biol 2008;613:221-227.

• Walia, S, Fishman, G, Swaroop A, Branham K, Lindeman M, Weleber R. Discordant phenotypes in fraternal twins with identical mutation in exon ORF15 of the RPGR gene. Arch Ophthalmol 2008;126:379-384.

• Kanda A, Chen W, Othman M, Branham K, Brooks M, Khanna R, He S, Lyons, Abesasis G, Swaroop. A variant of mitochondrial protein LOC387715, not HTRA1, is strongly associated with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration. PNAS 2007;104:16227-16232.
  Aleman T, Cideciyan A, Sumaroka A, Schwartz S, Roman A, Windsor E, Steinberg J, Branham K, Othman M, Swaroop A, Jacobson S. Inner retinal abnormalities in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa with RPGR mutations. Investig Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007;48:4759-4765.

• Duncan J, Zhang Y, Gandhi J, Nakanishi C, Othman M, Branham K, Swaroop A, Roorda A. High resolution imaging of foveal cones in patients with inherited retinal degenerations using adaptive optics. Investig Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007;48:3283-3291.

• Trager E, Khanna R, Marrs A, Siden L, Branham K, Swaroop A, Richards JE. Madeline 2.0 PDE: A new program for local and web-based pedigree drawing. Bioinformatics 2007;23:1854-6,

• Downs K, Zacks D, Caruso R, Karoukis A, Branham K, Yashar B, Haimann, M, Trzupek K, Meltzer M, Blain D, Richards J, Weleber R, Heckenlively J, Sieving P, Ayyagari R. Molecular testing for hereditary retinal disease as part of clinical care. Arch Ophthalmol2007;125 :252-258.
  Friedman J, Chang B, Kannabiran C, Chakarova C, Singh H, Jalali S, Hawes N, Branham K, Othman M, Filippova E, Thompson D, Webster A, Andréasson S, Jacobson S, Bhattacharya S, Heckenlively J, Swaroop A. Premature truncation of a novel protein, RD3, exhibiting sub-nuclear localization is associated with retinal degeneration. Am J Hum Genet 2006;79:1059-1070.

• Li M, Atmaca-Sonmez P, Othman M, Branham K, Khanna R, Wade M, Li Y, Liang L, Zareparsi S, Swaroop A, Abecasis G. CFH haplotypes without the Y402H coding variant show strong association with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration. Nat Genet 2006;38:1049-1054.
  Vine A, Stader J, Branham K, Musch D, Swaroop A. Biomarkers of cardiovascular disease as risk factors for age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmology 2006;112:2076-2080.

• Zareparsi Z, Branham K, Strong association of Y402H variation in Complement Factor H at 1q32 to susceptibility for age-related macular degeneration. Am J Hum Genet 2005;77:149-153.

• Zareparsi S, Buraczynska M, Branham K, Shah S, Eng D, Li M, Pawar H, Yashar B, Moroi S, Lichter P, Petty H, Richards J, Abecasis G, Elner V, Swaroop A. Toll-like receptor 4 variant D299G is associated with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration Hum Mol Genet 2005;14:1449-1555.

• Zareparsi S, Reddick A, Branham K, Moore K, Jessup L, Thoms S, Smith-Wheelock M, Yashar B, Swaroop A. Association of Apolipoprotein E alleles with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration: Studies in a large cohort from a single center. Investig Ophthalmol Vis Sci2004;45:1306-1310.

• Abecasis G, Yashar B, Zhao Y, Ghiasvand N, Zareparsi S, Branham K, Reddick A, Trager E, Yoshida S, Bahling B, Filippova E, Elner S, Johnson M, Vine A, Sieving P, Jacobson S, Richards J, Swaroop A. Age-related macular degeneration: A high-resolution genome scan for susceptibility loci in a population enriched for late-stage disease. Am J Hum Genet 2004;74:482-494.

• Jones I, Thomas C, Haag K, Pleshanov P, Vorobstova I, Tureva L, Nelson D. Total gene deletions and mutant frequency of the hprt gene as indicators of radiation exposure in Chernobyl liquidators. Mutat Res 1999;431:233-246.