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Overview

Jerry Vockley is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on metabolism and genetic disorders. Their publication record includes a significant number of works in the intersection of medicine and molecular biology.

Their research spans multiple specialized subfields, including molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, physiology, genetics, and rheumatology. The primary topics covered in their work are metabolism and genetic disorders, mitochondrial function and pathology, diet and metabolism studies, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, genomics and rare diseases, biochemical and molecular research, and folate and B vitamins research.

Jerry Vockley has published numerous papers in various prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some of their recent papers are:

  • The Genetic Landscape and Epidemiology of Phenylketonuria, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Safety and pharmacodynamics of an engineered E. coli Nissle for the treatment of phenylketonuria: a first-in-human phase 1/2a study, 2021, Nature Metabolism
  • The Use of External Controls in FDA Regulatory Decision Making, 2021, Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science
  • Very long chain fatty acid metabolism is required in acute myeloid leukemia, 2021, Blood
  • The Use of Whole Genome and Exome Sequencing for Newborn Screening: Challenges and Opportunities for Population Health, 2021, Frontiers in Pediatrics

Among the frequent co-authors collaborating with Jerry Vockley are:

  • Al-Walid Mohsen
  • Anuradha Karunanidhi
  • Steven F. Dobrowolski
  • Clinton Van't Land
  • Barbara K. Burton

The breadth of their research reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding genetic and metabolic conditions, integrating clinical biochemistry with molecular genetics and pathology. Their work also addresses therapeutic innovation and regulatory aspects relevant to rare diseases and population health.

Best Publications

  • Increased levels of plasma acylcarnitines in obesity and type 2 diabetes and identification of a marker of glucolipotoxicity.

    Stephanie J. Mihalik;Bret H. Goodpaster;David E. Kelley;Donald H. Chace

  • Effects of Diet and Physical Activity Interventions on Weight Loss and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Severely Obese Adults: A Randomized Trial

    Bret H. Goodpaster;James P. DeLany;Amy D. Otto;Lewis Kuller

  • Phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency: diagnosis and management guideline.

    Jerry Vockley;Hans C. Andersson;Kevin M. Antshel;Nancy E. Braverman

  • The Genetic Landscape and Epidemiology of Phenylketonuria

    Alicia Hillert;Yair Anikster;Amaya Belanger-Quintana;Alberto Burlina

  • Phenylketonuria Scientific Review Conference: state of the science and future research needs.

    Kathryn M. Camp;Melissa A. Parisi;Phyllis B. Acosta;Gerard T. Berry

  • Synergistic heterozygosity: disease resulting from multiple partial defects in one or more metabolic pathways.

    Jerry Vockley;Piero Rinaldo;Michael J. Bennett;Dietrich Matern

  • Targeted disruption of mouse long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase gene reveals crucial roles for fatty acid oxidation

    D. M. Kurtz;P. Rinaldo;W. J. Rhead;Liqun Tian

  • Metabolomic Profiling of Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Metabolism in Youth With Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence for enhanced mitochondrial oxidation

    Stephanie J. Mihalik;Sara F. Michaliszyn;Javier de las Heras;Fida Bacha

  • Isovaleric Acidemia: New Aspects of Genetic and Phenotypic Heterogeneity

    Jerry Vockley;Regina Ensenauer

  • A proposed nosology of inborn errors of metabolism

    Carlos R. Ferreira;Clara D.M. van Karnebeek;Clara D.M. van Karnebeek;Jerry Vockley;Nenad Blau

  • Efficacy of sapropterin dihydrochloride in increasing phenylalanine tolerance in children with phenylketonuria: a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

    Friedrich K. Trefz;Barbara K. Burton;Nicola Longo;Mercedes Martinez Pardo Casanova

  • Recommendations for the nutrition management of phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency

    Rani H. Singh;Fran Rohr;Dianne M Frazier;Amy Cunningham

  • An international classification of inherited metabolic disorders (ICIMD).

    Carlos R Ferreira;Shamima Rahman;Shamima Rahman;Markus Keller;Johannes Zschocke

  • Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of cDNAs encoding the precursors of rat long chain acyl-coenzyme A, short chain acyl-coenzyme A, and isovaleryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenases. Sequence homology of four enzymes of the acyl-CoA dehydrogenase family.

    Y Matsubara;Y Indo;E Naito;H Ozasa

  • Molecular Heterogeneity in Very-Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency Causing Pediatric Cardiomyopathy and Sudden Death

    Amit Mathur;Harold F. Sims;Deepika Gopalakrishnan;Beverly Gibson

  • A Common Mutation Is Associated with a Mild, Potentially Asymptomatic Phenotype in Patients with Isovaleric Acidemia Diagnosed by Newborn Screening

    Regina Ensenauer;Jerry Vockley;Jan Marie Willard;Joseph C. Huey

  • Single-dose, subcutaneous recombinant phenylalanine ammonia lyase conjugated with polyethylene glycol in adult patients with phenylketonuria: An open-label, multicentre, phase 1 dose-escalation trial

    Nicola Longo;Cary O Harding;Barbara K Burton;Dorothy K Grange

  • Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) Protein Regulates Long-chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase by Deacetylating Conserved Lysines Near the Active Site

    Sivakama S. Bharathi;Yuxun Zhang;Al-Walid Mohsen;Radha Uppala

  • Blood ammonia and glutamine as predictors of hyperammonemic crises in patients with urea cycle disorder.

    Brendan Lee;George A. Diaz;William Rhead;Uta Lichter-Konecki

  • EffectsofDietandPhysicalActivityInterventions onWeightLossandCardiometabolicRiskFactors in Severely Obese Adults

    Bret H. Goodpaster;James P. DeLany;Amy D. Otto;Lewis Kuller

Frequent Co-Authors

Dietrich Matern
Dietrich Matern Mayo Clinic
Piero Rinaldo
Piero Rinaldo Mayo Clinic
George V. Mazariegos
George V. Mazariegos Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Jung-Ja P. Kim
Jung-Ja P. Kim Medical College of Wisconsin
Edward V. Prochownik
Edward V. Prochownik University of Pittsburgh
David S. Millington
David S. Millington Duke University
Niels Gregersen
Niels Gregersen Aarhus University Hospital
Tobias B. Haack
Tobias B. Haack University of Tübingen
Gregory M. Enns
Gregory M. Enns Stanford University
Holger Prokisch
Holger Prokisch Technical University of Munich

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