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GENOMIC DISORDERS AND INHERITED MULTI-SYSTEM DISEASE

Genetic 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 leaderDr. Joris Veltman

Participants: Prof. Dr. Han Brunner, Dr. Bert van de Heuvel, Dr. Jolein Gloerich, Dr. Leo Kluijtmans, Prof.Dr. Ron Wevers, Dr. Eva Morava-Kozicz, Dr. Dominique Smeets, Dr. Hans Scheffer, Dr. Marjolein Ligtenberg, Dr. Carlo Marcelis, Erik-Jan Kamsteeg, Dr. Bert de Vries, Prof. Dr. Barbara Franke, Dr. Lies Hoefsloot, Dr. Tjitske Kleefstra, Dr. Anneke den Hollander, Dr. Marieke Coenen, Dr. Nel Roeleveld, Prof.dr. Carine Carels

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