John Marius Opitz
American geneticist (1935-2023) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 88
John M. Opitz was a German-American medical geneticist and professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
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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.
