Author
Parul Bhagwati Jayakar, MD, MS, FACMG Director of Neurogenetics/Metabolic Program, Director of Cytogenetics Laboratory, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Miami Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor, Genetics Residency Program Director, University of Miami, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
Parul Bhagwati Jayakar, MD, MS, FACMG is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, American Society of Human Genetics
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Michail Spiliopoulos, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University Hospital
Michail Spiliopoulos, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Anuj Jayakar Georgetown University School of Medicine
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
Luis O Rohena, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG Deputy Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Chief, Medical Genetics, San Antonio Military Medical Center; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F Edward Hebert School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Luis O Rohena, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Chemical Society, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, American Society of Human Genetics
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Christian J Renner, MD Consulting Staff, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Erlangen, Germany
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous authors Suzanne M Carter, MS, and Susan J Gross, MD, FRCS(C), FACOG, FACMG, to the original writing and development of this article.