Author
Germaine L Defendi, MD, MS, FAAP Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Germaine L Defendi, MD, MS, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Margaret M McGovern, MD, PhD Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Margaret M McGovern, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society of Human Genetics
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
Maria Descartes, MD Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Maria Descartes, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, American Medical Association, American Society of Human Genetics, Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, International Skeletal Dysplasia Society, Southeastern Regional Genetics Group
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Karl S Roth, MD Retired Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine
Karl S Roth, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Nutrition, American Pediatric Society, American Society for Nutrition, American Society of Nephrology, Association of American Medical Colleges, Medical Society of Virginia, New York Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, Society for Pediatric Research, Southern Society for Pediatric Research
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Surendra Varma, MD, FAAP, FACE, DSc(Hon) Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Resident Affairs, Ted Hartman Endowed Chair in Medical Education, University Distinguished Professor and Vice-Chair of Pediatrics, Professor of Physiology and Health Organization Management, Program Director Emeritus, Pediatric Residency Program, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Surendra Varma, MD, FAAP, FACE, DSc(Hon) is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, Academic Pediatric Association, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Pediatric Society, Society for Pediatric Research, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Endocrine Society, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Maryam Banikazemi, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, New York Medical College
Maryam Banikazemi, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society of Human Genetics
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
The authors and editors of eMedicine gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous author Donald Nash, MD, to the development and writing of this article.
