Dr. Brian Gary Skotko M.D., M.P.P.
Geneticist | Clinical Genetics (M.D.)
1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl Boston MA, 02118Rating
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Dr. Brian Skotko practices Genetic Medicine in Boston, MA. As a geneticist, Dr. Skotko performs experiments and analyzes data to interpret the inheritance of different traits in patients. A geneticist evaluates, diagnoses, and manages patients with hereditary conditions or congenital malformations, genetic risk calculations, and mutation analysis. Dr. Skotko carries out studies, tests, and counsels patients with genetic diseases.
Board Certification
Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Storybook-based communication intervention for girls with Rett syndrome and their mothers.
- Puzzling thoughts for H. M.: can new semantic information be anchored to old semantic memories?
- Prenatally diagnosed Down syndrome: mothers who continued their pregnancies evaluate their health care providers.
- A surprising postnatal diagnosis.
- First- and second-trimester evaluation of risk for Down syndrome.
- H.M.'s personal crossword puzzles: understanding memory and language.
- With new prenatal testing, will babies with Down syndrome slowly disappear?
- Resources available for informed prenatal decisions.
- Contributions of a specialty clinic for children and adolescents with Down syndrome.
- Estimates of the live births, natural losses, and elective terminations with Down syndrome in the United States.
- National down syndrome patient database: Insights from the development of a multi-center registry study.
- Live births, natural losses, and elective terminations with Down syndrome in Massachusetts.
- Rapid clinical deterioration in an individual with Down syndrome.
- Detecting celiac disease in patients with Down syndrome.
- Estimation of the number of people with Down syndrome in the United States.
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