John M Opitz
Geneticist | Clinical Genetics (M.D.)
100 N Medical Dr Salt Lake City UT, 84113Rating
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Dr. John Opitz practices Genetic Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT. As a geneticist, Dr. Opitz 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. Opitz carries out studies, tests, and counsels patients with genetic diseases.
Education and Training
University of Ia Roy J & L Carver Com 1959
Board Certification
Medical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical GeneticsABMG
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Appreciation: James V. Neel.
- Severe end of Opitz trigonocephaly (C) syndrome or new syndrome?
- RSH (so-called Smith-Lemli-Opitz) syndrome.
- Robert Layman Summitt, M.D. 1932-1998.
- Trisomy 2p syndrome: a fetus with anencephaly and postaxial polydactyly.
- Polytopic anomalies with agenesis of the lower vertebral column.
- Blaschkolinear malformation syndrome in complex trisomy-7 mosaicism.
- The days of our age: the American Journal of Medical Genetics in the next millenium.
- Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS): a history in pictures.
- Behold the CHILD.
- Heterogeneity and minor anomalies.
- Familial Kallmann syndrome with unilateral renal aplasia.
- Heterogeneity and minor anomalies.
- Multiple meningiomas, craniofacial hyperostosis and retinal abnormalities in Proteus syndrome.
- Vision and insight in the search for gene mutations causing nonsyndromal mental deficiency.
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