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John Marius Opitz

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American geneticist (1935-2023)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1935 to 2023 · aged 88
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John M. Opitz was a German-American medical geneticist and professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

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2011ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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John M. Opitz was a German-American medical geneticist and professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is best known for rediscovering the concept of the developmental field in humans and for his detection and delineation of many genetic syndromes, several now known as the "Opitz syndromes" including Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS), Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome (FGS1), Opitz G/BBB syndrome, Bohring-Opitz syndrome, and other autosomal and X-linked conditions. He was the founder of the Wisconsin Clinical Genetics Center, the American Journal of Medical Genetics, and was a cofounder of the American College of Medical Genetics and American Board of Medical Genetics.

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Lived 1935 to 2023 · aged 88
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