Dr. Lawrence Gene Leichtman MD
Geneticist | Clinical Genetics (M.D.)
1405 E Kiln Creek Parkway Suite J Newport News VA, 23602Rating
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Dr. Lawrence Leichtman practices Genetic Medicine in Newport News, VA. As a geneticist, Dr. Leichtman 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. Leichtman carries out studies, tests, and counsels patients with genetic diseases.
Education and Training
Tx Tech Univ Hlth Sci Ctr Sch of Med, Lubbock Tx 1976
Board Certification
Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Proficiency testing for biochemical genetics laboratories: the first 10 rounds of testing.
- Ankylosis, facial anomalies, and pulmonary hypoplasia syndrome.
- Ankylosis, facial anomalies, and pulmonary hypoplasia syndrome.
- Patients in a clinic for children with multiple handicaps: a retrospective diagnostic evaluation.
- Fragile X-linked mental retardation. A survey of 65 patients with mental retardation of unknown origin.
- The Gordon syndrome.
- An infant with ring 17 chromosome and unusual dermatoglyphs: a new syndrome?
- Primary pulmonary hypoplasia and arthrogryposis multiplex congenita.
- Anophthalmia, cleft lip/palate, facial anomalies, and CNS anomalies and hypothalamic disorder in a newborn: a midline developmental field defect.
- Prenatal detection of an inverted X chromosome in a male.
- Multiple craniofacial anomalies associated with an interstitial deletion of chromosome 1(q21->q25).
- Non-mosaic tetrasomy 9p in a liveborn infant with multiple congenital anomalies: case report and comparison with trisomy 9p.
- Are cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome and Noonan syndrome distinct? A case of CFC offspring of a mother with Noonan syndrome.
- Ophthalmologic findings in the Dubowitz syndrome.
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