Dong Li, PhD

Assistant Professor of Genetics (Human Genetics) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Genetics
Contact information
Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory
526 CRB
415 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
526 CRB
415 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 898-5032
Publications
Education:
B.S. (Biotechnology)
Southwest University, China, 2006.
Ph.D. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Southwest University, China, 2011.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biotechnology)
Southwest University, China, 2006.
Ph.D. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Southwest University, China, 2011.
Selected Publications
Li D, Tasian SK, Wertheim G, Rheingold SR, Bernt KM, Newman H, Wainwright L, Wilmoth DM, Thiel B, Surrey LF, Margolskee E, Pillai V, Luo M, Paessler ME, Hunger SP, Li MM, Zhong Y. : Integrated genomic analysis to reduce chromosomal analysis for the diagnosis of pediatric hematologic malignancies: addressing the shortage of cytogenetic technologists. Haematologica 2025.Deutsch HM, Song Y, Li D. : Spliceosome complex and neurodevelopmental disorders. Curr Opin Genet Dev 93(102358), 2025.
Li D, Mailand N, Ewing EU, Hoffmann S, Caswell RC, Pang L, Eason J, Dou Y, Sullivan KE, Hakonarson H, Levine MA. : Quantitative hypermorphic FAM111A alleles cause autosomal recessive Kenny-Caffey syndrome type 2 and osteocraniostenosis. JCI Insight 2025.
Li D, Matsuoka LS, Donoghue S, Hou C, Strong A, McDonald-McGinn DM, Whitaker L, Taylor J, Bhoj EJ, Hakonarson H, Zackai EH. : Modeling the long-range effect of an inversion downstream of EFNB1 concludes a 43-year molecular diagnostic odyssey for craniofrontonasal syndrome. Eur J Hum Genet 2025.
Li D*,#, Wang Q*, Bayat A*, Battig MR, Zhou Y, Bosch DG, van Haaften G, Granger L, Petersen AK, Perez-Jurado LA, Aznar-Lain G, Aneja A, Hancarova M, Bendova S, Schwarz M, Kremlikova Pourova R, Sedlacek Z, Keena BA, March ME, Hou C, O'Connor N, Bhoj EJ, Harr MH, Lemire G, Boycott KM, Towne M, Li M, Tarnopolsky M, Brady L, Parker MJ, Faghfoury H, Parsley LK, Agolini E, Dentici ML, Novelli A, Wright M, Palmquist R, Lai K, Scala M, Striano P, Iacomino M, Zara F, Cooper A, Maarup TJ, Byler M, Lebel RR, Balci TB, Louie R, Lyons M, Douglas J, Nowak C, Afenjar A, Hoyer J, Keren B, Maas SM, Motazacker MM, Martinez-Agosto JA, Rabani AM, McCormick EM, Falk MJ, Ruggiero SM, Helbig I, Moller RS, Tessarollo L, Tomassoni Ardori F, Palko ME, Hsieh TC, Krawitz PM, Ganapathi M, Gelb BD, Jobanputra V, Wilson A, Greally J, Jacquemont S, Jizi K, Bruel AL, Quelin C, Misra VK, Chick E, Romano C, Greco D, Arena A, Morleo M, Nigro V, Seyama R, Uchiyama Y, Matsumoto N, Taira R, Tashiro K, Sakai Y, Yigit G, Wollnik B, Wagner M, Kutsche B, Hurst AC, Thompson ML, Schmidt R, Randolph L, Spillmann RC, Shashi V, Higginbotham EJ, Cordeiro D, Carnevale A, Costain G, Khan T, Funalot B, Tran Mau-Them F, Fernandez Garcia Moya L, Garcia-Minaur S, Osmond M, Chad L, Quercia N, Carrasco D, Li C, Sanchez-Valle A, Kelley M, Nizon M, Jensson BO, Sulem P, Stefansson K, Gorokhova S, Busa T, Rio M, Hadj Habdallah H, Lesieur-Sebellin M, Amiel J, Pingault V, Mercier S, Vincent M, Philippe C, Fatus-Fauconnier C, Friend K, Halligan RK, Biswas S, Rosser J, Shoubridge C, Corbett M, Barnett C, Gecz J, Leppig K, Slavotinek A, Marcelis C, Pfundt R, de Vries BB, van Slegtenhorst MA, Brooks AS, Cogne B, Rambaud T, Tumer Z, Zackai EH, Akizu N, Song Y, Hakonarson H.: Spliceosome malfunction causes neurodevelopmental disorders with overlapping features. J Clin Invest 134(1), Jan 2024.
Li D, Jan de Beur S, Hou C, Ruzhnikov MR, Seeley H, Cutting GR, Sheridan MB, Levine MA.: Recurrent Small Variants in NESP55/NESPAS Associated with Broad GNAS Methylation Defects and Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1b. JCI Insight. 20(9): e185874, Dec 2024.
Li D*,Sheppard SE*, March ME, Battig MR, Surrey LF, Srinivasan AS, Matsuoka LS, Tian L, Wang F, Seiler C, Dayneka J, Borst AJ, Matos MC, Paulissen SM, Krishnamurthy G, Nriagu B, Sikder T, Casey M, Williams L, Rangu S, O'Connor N, Thomas A, Pinto E, Hou C, Nguyen K, Pellegrino da Silva R, Chehimi SN, Kao C, Biroc L, Britt AD, Queenan M, Reid JR, Napoli JA, Low DM, Vatsky S, Treat J, Smith CL, Cahill AM, Snyder KM, Adams DM, Dori Y, Hakonarson H. : Genomic profiling informs diagnoses and treatment in vascular anomalies. Nat Med 29(6): 1530-1539, Jun 2023.
Li D, March ME, Gutierrez-Uzquiza A, Kao C, Seiler C, Pinto E, Matsuoka LS, Battig MR, Bhoj EJ, Wenger TL, Tian L, Robinson N, Wang T, Liu Y, Weinstein BM, Swift M, Jung HM, Kaminski CN, Chiavacci R, Perkins JA, Levine MA, Sleiman PMA, Hicks PJ, Strausbaugh JT, Belasco JB, Dori Y, Hakonarson H. : ARAF recurrent mutation causes central conducting lymphatic anomaly treatable with a MEK inhibitor. Nat Med 25(7): 1116-22, Jul 2019.
Li D, Wang Q, Gong NN, Kurolap A, Baris Feldman H, Boy N, Brugger M, Grand K, McWalter K, Guillen Sacoto MJ, Wakeling E, Hurst J, March ME, Bhoj EJ, Nowaczyk MJM, Gonzaga-Jauregui C, Mathew M, Dava-Wala A, Siemon A, Bartholomew D, Huang Y, Lee H, Martinez JA, Schwaibold EMC, Brunet T, Choukair D, Pais LS, White SM, Christodoulou J, Brown D, Lindstrom K, Grebe T, Tiosano D, Kayser MS, Tan TY, Deardorff MA, Song Y, Hakonarson H.: Pathogenic variants in SMARCA5, a chromatin remodeler, cause a range of syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder. Sci Adv 7(20): ebaf2066, May 2021.
Li D, Strong A, Shen KM, Cassiman D, Van Dyck M, Linhares ND, Valadares ER, Wang T, Pena SDJ, Jaeken J, Vergano S, Zackai E, Hing A, Chow P, Ganguly A, Scholz T, Bierhals T, Philipp D, Hakonarson H, Bhoj E. : De novo loss-of-function variants in X-linked MED12 are associated with Hardikar syndrome in females. Genet Med 23(4): 637-44, Apr 2021.