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GENOMIC DISORDERS AND INHERITED MULTI-SYSTEM DISEASEGenetic factors are important in most human diseases and traits. The genomic disorders and inherited multisystem disease group focuses on finding such genes, in the context of providing better care for individual patients. Active topics are numerous and include mental retardation, congenital abnormalities, psychiatric disorders, brain development and the individual treatment responses that arise from Theme leader: Dr. Joris Veltman Postdoctoral fellows: Dr. Arjan de Brouwer, Dr. David Koolen, Dr. Alexander Hoischen, Dr. Lisenka Vissers, Dr. Rob Colin, Dr. Kornelia Neveling, Dr. Nicole de Leeuw, Dr. Christian Gilissen PhD Students: Drs. Bregje van Bon, Drs. Janneke Hoeijmakers, Drs. Jayne Hehir-Kwa, Drs. Alejandro Estrada, Drs. Dzenita Smailhodizic, Drs. John van de Ven, Drs. Anneke Vulto-van Silfhout, Yara Lechanteur, Ramon van Huet, Susanne Roosing, Maheswara Duvvari, Anna Siemiatkowska, Nicole Saksen Technicians: Ing. Walter van der Vliet, Ing. Irene Vissers, Marloes Steehouwer, Ing. Suzanne Keijzers-Vloet, Ing. Petra de Vries, Peer Arts, Ing. Angelien Heister, Ing. Mascha Schijvenaars, Johanne Groothuismink, Marijke Zonneveld, Bert Janssen Research focus: mental retardation, chromosomal abberations and rare malformation syndromes; disease ethiology/progression markers and pharmacogenetics | ||