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Kevin Valestil

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Eric A. PierceiD· 2 shared Daniel Navarro· 1 shared Emily PlaceiD· 1 shared Hanmeng Zhang· 1 shared Hilary Scott· 1 shared Kinga M. BujakowskaiD· 1 shared Marianna E. WeeneriD· 1 shared Rossano M. ButcheriD· 1 shared

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In vitro pathogenicity evaluation of deep intronic variants for recessive genetic retinal diseases

Marianna E. Weener, Kevin Valestil, Emily Place, Sudeep Mehrotra, Daniel Navarro, Hilary Scott, Kinga M. Bujakowska, Eric A. Pierce

This study evaluates the pathogenicity of deep intronic variants in recessive retinal diseases using a high-throughput splicing assay, finding that 19.4% of variants activate cryptic exons.

bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Oxidative DNA Damage Drives Apoptotic Photoreceptor Loss in NMNAT1-Associated Inherited Retinal Degeneration: A Therapeutic Opportunity

Hanmeng Zhang, Kevin Valestil, Rossano M. Butcher, Eric A. Pierce

This study shows that oxidative DNA damage causes photoreceptor loss in NMNAT1-related retinal degeneration and that NAC treatment reduces damage and preserves vision.

Cell Death and Disease · Apr 2, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology