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William Dobyns, MD, Medical Genetics, Minneapolis, MN

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Medical Genetics Minneapolis, MN

Clinical Genetics

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  • Office

    Riverside Professional Building, Suite 500
    606 24th Avenue S
    Minneapolis, MN 55454
    Phone+1 612-624-5965

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1983 - 1985
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1980 - 1983
  • University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
    University of Wisconsin-La CrosseResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1980
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
    Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 1978
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganBS, 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2010 - 2020
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1998 - 2011
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1979 - 1997
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 1989 - 1993
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Bernard Sachs Award for research in neuroscience with relevance to the care of children with neurological disorders Child Neurology Society, 2018

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Biallelic Loss of Human CTNNA2, Encoding αN-Catenin, Leads to ARP2/3 Complex Overactivity and Disordered Cortical Neuronal Migration  
    Joseph G Gleeson, Ian Miller, Bruce A Barshop, William B Dobyns, Murat Gunel, Nature
  • De Novo and Inherited Private Variants in MAP1B in Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia  
    Annapurna Poduri, Xiaolin Zhu, William B Dobyns, Christopher A Walsh, PLoS One
  • Why West? Comparisons of Clinical, Genetic and Molecular Features of Infants with and Without Spasms  
    Jason Coryell, Joseph E Sullivan, William B Dobyns, John R Mytinger, Annapurna Poduri, Nicole Ryan, Tobias Loddenkemper, Courtney Wusthoff, Elaine C Wirrell, Kelly G K..., PLoS One
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Interneuronopathy? 
    35th Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society, Symposium IV
  • Grinding away at the molar tooth malformation: using phenotypes and then genotypes to uncover a functional biological network. 
    J.P.Kennedy Intellectual Disabilities Research Center
  • The phenotype and genetics of congenital microcephaly. 
    Paediatric Neuroradiology: A Clinically Applied Study Day
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Press Mentions

  • Integrating Science to Find Cures in Child Neurology
    Integrating Science to Find Cures in Child NeurologyJune 27th, 2020
  • Infinitesimal Odds: A Scientist Finds Her Child’s Rare Illness Stems from the Gene She Studies
    Infinitesimal Odds: A Scientist Finds Her Child’s Rare Illness Stems from the Gene She StudiesApril 25th, 2018
  • FDNA Lance Genomics Collaborative® Avec De Multiples Partenaires De Recherche À L'échelle Mondiale
    FDNA Lance Genomics Collaborative® Avec De Multiples Partenaires De Recherche À L'échelle MondialeFebruary 28th, 2018
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Grant Support

  • DE Novo Copy Number Variation And Gene Discovery In Human Brain MalformationsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2012
  • The Genetic Basis Of Mid-Hindbrain MalformationsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2011
  • DE Novo Copy Number Variation And Gene Discovery In Human Brain MalformationsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2010
  • The Genetic Basis Of Mid-Hindbrain MalformationsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2005–2009
  • Lissencephaly--Molecular Basis Of Neuronal MigrationNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2003
  • Core--ClinicalNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2002