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David H. Viskochil

David H. Viskochil

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Biology and Biochemistry

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67
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17051
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8172
National Ranking
3695

Overview

David H. Viskochil is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant work in the subfields of Genetics, Neurology, and Molecular Biology. Other areas of study include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Prominent recent publications include:

  • "Revised diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome: an international consensus recommendation" (2021, Genetics in Medicine)
  • "Updated diagnostic criteria and nomenclature for neurofibromatosis type 2 and schwannomatosis: An international consensus recommendation" (2022, Genetics in Medicine)
  • "The Use of MEK Inhibitors in Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Associated Tumors and Management of Toxicities" (2020, The Oncologist)
  • "De novo variants in the RNU4-2 snRNA cause a frequent neurodevelopmental syndrome" (2024, Nature)
  • "A phase II study of continuous oral mTOR inhibitor everolimus for recurrent, radiographic-progressive neurofibromatosis type 1-associated pediatric low-grade glioma: a Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium study" (2020, Neuro-Oncology)

Their frequent co-authors include Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic, Christopher L. Moertel, Angela C. Hirbe, Rong Mao, and Nicole J. Ullrich, each contributing collaboratively to multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • A major segment of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene: cDNA sequence, genomic structure, and point mutations.

    Richard M. Cawthon;Robert Weiss;Gangfeng Xu;David Viskochil

  • The neurofibromatosis type 1 gene encodes a protein related to GAP

    Gangfeng Xu;Peter O'Connell;David Viskochil;Richard Cawthon

  • Deletions and a translocation interrupt a cloned gene at the neurofibromatosis type 1 locus.

    David Viskochil;Arthur M. Buchberg;Gangfeng Xu;Richard M. Cawthon

  • Revised diagnostic criteria for neurofibromatosis type 1 and Legius syndrome: an international consensus recommendation.

    E Legius;L Messiaen;P Wolkenstein;P Pancza

  • An absence of cutaneous neurofibromas associated with a 3-bp inframe deletion in Exon 17 of the NF1 gene (c.2970-2972 delAAT): evidence of a clinically significant NF1 genotype-phenotype correlation

    M. Upadhyaya;S. M. Huson;M. Davies;N. Thomas

  • Histopathologic evaluation of atypical neurofibromatous tumors and their transformation into malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in patients with neurofibromatosis 1-a consensus overview.

    Markku M. Miettinen;Cristina R. Antonescu;Christopher D.M. Fletcher;Aerang Kim

  • Mutations in FGFR1 and FGFR2 cause familial and sporadic Pfeiffer syndrome

    Ute Schell;Andreas Hehr;George J. Feldman;Nathaniel H. Robin

  • Genomic organization of the neurofibromatosis 1 gene (NF1).

    Ying Li;Peter O'connell;Heidi Huntsman Breidenbach;Richard Cawthon

  • The MPS I registry: design, methodology, and early findings of a global disease registry for monitoring patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I.

    Gregory M. Pastores;Pamela Arn;Michael Beck;Joe T R Clarke

  • Learning deficits, but normal development and tumor predisposition, in mice lacking exon 23a of Nf1

    Rui M. Costa;Tao Yang;Duong P. Huynh;Stefan M. Pulst

  • Identification of NF1 mutations in both alleles of a dermal neurofibroma

    Shun'ichi Sawada;Scott Florell;Smita M. Purandare;Mayumi Ota

  • CEP290 mutations are frequently identified in the oculo-renal form of Joubert syndrome-related disorders.

    Francesco Brancati;Giuseppe Barrano;Jennifer L. Silhavy;Sarah E. Marsh

  • Epidermal growth factor receptor expression in neurofibromatosis type 1–related tumors and NF1 animal models

    Jeffrey E. DeClue;Sue Heffelfinger;Giovanna Benvenuto;Bo Ling

  • Mutations in KEOPS-complex genes cause nephrotic syndrome with primary microcephaly.

    Daniela A. Braun;Jia Rao;Geraldine Mollet;Geraldine Mollet;David Schapiro

  • Identification and characterization of transcripts from the neurofibromatosis 1 region: the sequence and genomic structure of EVI2 and mapping of other transcripts.

    Richard M. Cawthon;Peter O'Connell;Arthur M. Buchberg;David Viskochil

  • Natural history of wolf-hirschhorn syndrome : Experience with 15 cases

    Agatino Battaglia;John C. Carey;Peeches Cederholm;David H. Viskochil

  • X-linked lissencephaly with absent corpus callosum and ambiguous genitalia.

    William B. Dobyns;Elizabeth Berry-Kravis;Nancy J. Havernick;Kenton R. Holden

  • The gene encoding the oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein is embedded within the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene.

    David Viskochil;Richard Cawthon;Peter O'Connell;Gangfeng Xu

  • Double Inactivation of NF1 in Tibial Pseudarthrosis

    David A. Stevenson;David A. Stevenson;Holly Zhou;Shadi Ashrafi;Ludwine M. Messiaen

  • Skeletal abnormalities in neurofibromatosis type 1 : approaches to therapeutic options

    Florent Elefteriou;Mateusz Kolanczyk;Aaron Schindeler;David H. Viskochil;David H. Viskochil

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Carey
John C. Carey University of Utah
Richard M. Cawthon
Richard M. Cawthon University of Utah
Peter O'Connell
Peter O'Connell Virginia Commonwealth University
Ray White
Ray White University of Utah
Bruce R. Korf
Bruce R. Korf University of Alabama at Birmingham
David H. Gutmann
David H. Gutmann Washington University in St. Louis
Roger J. Packer
Roger J. Packer Children’s National Health System
Kathryn N. North
Kathryn N. North University of Melbourne
Michael Fisher
Michael Fisher University of Manchester
William B. Dobyns
William B. Dobyns University of Minnesota

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