Reed E. Pyeritz
Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3400 Spruce Street
538 Maloney Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
538 Maloney Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-4740
Fax: 215-614-0298
Fax: 215-614-0298
Email:
reed.pyeritz@uphs.upenn.edu
reed.pyeritz@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications
Links
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Chief, Division of Medical Genetics
Penn Center for the Integration of Healthcare Technologies (CIGHT)
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Chief, Division of Medical Genetics
Penn Center for the Integration of Healthcare Technologies (CIGHT)
Education
S.B. (Chemistry)
University of Delaware, 1968.
A.M, Ph.D. (Biological Chemistry)
Harvard University, 1972.
M.D.
Harvard Medical School, 1975.
Permanent linkS.B. (Chemistry)
University of Delaware, 1968.
A.M, Ph.D. (Biological Chemistry)
Harvard University, 1972.
M.D.
Harvard Medical School, 1975.
Description of CVI Expertise
CVI Program Unit(s):Cardiovascular Development / Congenital Heart Disease
CVI Research Description:
Involved in clinical and translational research in a variety of hereditary conditions that involve the cardiovascular system, especially Marfan syndrome, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.
Selected Publications
Pyeritz RE. : Inherited disorders of connective tissue. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 22nd Ed. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D (eds.). Philadelphia: WB Saunders, Page: 1635-1641, 2004.Pyeritz RE. : Medical genetics. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2004. In: Tierney LM Jr, McPhee SJ, Papadakis MA (eds.). New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill, Page: 1636-1658, 2004.
Pyeritz RE. : Genetics and cardiovascular disease. Heart Disease, 7th Ed. In: Braunwald E, Zipes D, Libby P (eds.). Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2004.
Stewart D, Pyeritz RE. : Heritable and developmental disorders of connective tissues and bone. Arthritis and Allied Conditions. 15th Edition. In: Koopman WJ (eds.). Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 2004.
Majors AK, Austin R, de la Motte C, Pyeritz RE, Hascall VC, Strong SA. : Endoplasmic reticulum stress induces hyaluronan deposition and leukocyte adhesion. J Biol Chem 278: 47223-47231, 2003.
Hoess K, Goldmuntz E, Pyeritz RE. : Genetic counseling for congenital heart disease: new approaches for a new decade. Curr Cardiol Rep 4: 68-75, 2002.
Majors AK, Sengupta S, Willard B, Kinter M, Pyeritz RE, Jacobsen DW. : Homocysteine binds to plasma fibronectin and inhibits its interaction with fibrin. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 22: 1354-1359, 2002.
Erkula G, Jones KB, Sponseller HC, Dietz HC, Pyeritz RE. : Physical growth characteristics and charts for the Marfan syndrome. Am J Med Genet 109: 100-115, 2002.
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