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Matthew A. Deardorff is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with extensive work in Medicine. Within these domains, Deardorff's focus includes Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, along with contributions to Cancer Research and Surgery.

The scientist has explored several main topics related to genomic medicine and rare diseases. Key areas of research include:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer

Deardorff has published extensively in specialized journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Genetics in Medicine
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain
  • Genetics in Medicine Open

Their recent scholarly papers reflect research in genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, and molecular diagnostics, including:

  • An autosomal dominant neurological disorder caused by de novo variants in FAR1 resulting in uncontrolled synthesis of ether lipids (2020, Genetics in Medicine)
  • Genomic and phenotypic characterization of 404 individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders caused by CTNNB1 variants (2022, Genetics in Medicine)
  • Clinical sites of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network: unique contributions to genomic medicine and science (2020, Genetics in Medicine)
  • Genomic analyses in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and related diagnoses: Novel candidate genes, genotype-phenotype correlations and common mechanisms (2023, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A)
  • Improved molecular detection of mosaicism in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (2020, Journal of Medical Genetics)

Collaboration forms a significant element of Deardorff's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Heidi Cope
  • Lindsay C. Burrage
  • Mahshid S. Azamian
  • Carlos A. Bacino
  • Hsiao-Tuan Chao

Best Publications

  • A Mosaic Activating Mutation in AKT1 Associated with the Proteus Syndrome

    Marjorie J Lindhurst;Julie C Sapp;Jamie K. Teer;Jennifer J Johnston

  • HDAC8 mutations in Cornelia de Lange syndrome affect the cohesin acetylation cycle

    Matthew A. Deardorff;Masashige Bando;Ryuichiro Nakato;Erwan Watrin

  • A recurrent 16p12.1 microdeletion supports a two-hit model for severe developmental delay

    Santhosh Girirajan;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Gregory M. Cooper;Francesca Antonacci

  • Mutations in Cohesin Complex Members SMC3 and SMC1A Cause a Mild Variant of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome with Predominant Mental Retardation

    Matthew A. Deardorff;Matthew A. Deardorff;Maninder Kaur;Dinah Yaeger;Abhinav Rampuria

  • Mechanisms of mosaicism, chimerism and uniparental disomy identified by single nucleotide polymorphism array analysis

    Laura K. Conlin;Brian D. Thiel;Carsten G. Bonnemann;Livija Medne

  • Diagnosis and management of Cornelia de Lange syndrome: first international consensus statement

    Antonie D. Kline;Joanna F. Moss;Angelo Selicorni;Anne Marie Bisgaard

  • Dishevelled phosphorylation, subcellular localization and multimerization regulate its role in early embryogenesis

    Ute Rothbächer;Micheline N. Laurent;Matthew A. Deardorff;Peter S. Klein

  • Analysis of 589,306 genomes identifies individuals resilient to severe Mendelian childhood diseases

    Rong Chen;Lisong Shi;Jörg Hakenberg;Brian Naughton

  • RAD21 Mutations Cause a Human Cohesinopathy

    Matthew A. Deardorff;Matthew A. Deardorff;Jonathan J. Wilde;Melanie Albrecht;Emma Dickinson

  • The genomic landscape of balanced cytogenetic abnormalities associated with human congenital anomalies

    Claire Redin;Claire Redin;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Tammy Kammin

  • Transcriptional dysregulation in NIPBL and cohesin mutant human cells.

    Jinglan Liu;Zhe Zhang;Masashige Bando;Takehiko Itoh

  • Heterozygous missense mutations in SMARCA2 cause Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome

    Jeroen K.J. Van Houdt;Beata Anna Nowakowska;Sérgio B. Sousa;Sérgio B. Sousa;Barbera D.C. Van Schaik

  • Frizzled 8 is expressed in the Spemann organizer and plays a role in early morphogenesis

    Matthew A. Deardorff;Change Tan;Leslee J. Conrad;Peter S. Klein

  • Regulation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β and Downstream Wnt Signaling by Axin

    Chester M. Hedgepeth;Matthew A. Deardorff;Kathleen Rankin;Peter S. Klein

  • De Novo Mutations in Protein Kinase Genes CAMK2A and CAMK2B Cause Intellectual Disability

    Sébastien Küry;Geeske M van Woerden;Thomas Besnard;Martina Proietti Onori

  • A role for frizzled 3 in neural crest development.

    Matthew A. Deardorff;Change Tan;Jean-Pierre Saint-Jeannet;Peter S. Klein;Peter S. Klein

  • Loss-of-function HDAC8 mutations cause a phenotypic spectrum of Cornelia de Lange syndrome-like features, ocular hypertelorism, large fontanelle and X-linked inheritance

    Frank J. Kaiser;Morad Ansari;Diana Braunholz;María Concepción Gil-Rodríguez;María Concepción Gil-Rodríguez

  • Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium: Accelerating Evidence-Based Practice of Genomic Medicine

    Robert C. Green;Robert C. Green;Katrina A.B. Goddard;Gail P. Jarvik;Laura M. Amendola

  • Mutations in SPATA5 Are Associated with Microcephaly, Intellectual Disability, Seizures, and Hearing Loss

    Akemi J. Tanaka;Megan T. Cho;Francisca Millan;Jane Juusola

  • Diagnostic Utility of Genome-wide DNA Methylation Testing in Genetically Unsolved Individuals with Suspected Hereditary Conditions.

    Erfan Aref-Eshghi;Erfan Aref-Eshghi;Eric G. Bend;Samantha Colaiacovo;Michelle Caudle

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian D. Krantz
Ian D. Krantz Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Elaine H. Zackai
Elaine H. Zackai Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Nancy B. Spinner
Nancy B. Spinner Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Gabriele Gillessen-Kaesbach
Gabriele Gillessen-Kaesbach University of Lübeck
Katsuhiko Shirahige
Katsuhiko Shirahige University of Tokyo
Raoul C.M. Hennekam
Raoul C.M. Hennekam University of Amsterdam
Peter S. Klein
Peter S. Klein University of Pennsylvania
Dagmar Wieczorek
Dagmar Wieczorek Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Yun Li
Yun Li University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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