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How to Contact Us:

Neuro-Genetics Fellowship
Dr. Kevin Flanigan
801-587-9540

To contact us, please call the neurogenetics program at either:

801-585-6032 (University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics)
801-588-3385 (Primary Children's Medical Center)

 

Neuro-Genetics

The Neurogenetics Clinics at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Medical Center are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary neurologic diseases, with a special emphasis on providing appropriate clinical and genetic testing, and genetic counseling to patients and family members. Specific areas of interest include hereditary neurodegenerative diseases, such as spinocerebellar ataxia, hereditary spastic paraplegia, spinal muscular atrophy, congenital neuromuscular disorders, mitochondrial diseases, and inherited movement disorders (including familial Parkinson's Disease, essential tremor, and dystonias). However, referral for evaluation of any common or uncommon inherited neurological disease is welcome.

For referral of a patient to the Neurogenetics Clinic, contact Dr. Kevin Flanigan (801-585-6032) or Dr. Kathy Swoboda (801-588-3385).

The program also has an active research branch dedicated to the mapping and cloning of genes which cause neurologic disease. The long-term goal is to translate this genetic work into biologic research directed toward understanding the pathophysiology of neurogenetic diseases. The program benefits from strong interactions between the Department of Neurology, the Department of Human Genetics, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• hereditary parkinsonism, essential tremor, spastic paraplegia, and hereditary diseases of nerve and muscle (Dr. Kevin Flanigan; 801-587-9540)
• hereditary diseases of nerve and muscle which are predominantly congenital or childhood-onset, spinal muscular atrophy, movement disorders including alternating hemiplegia of childhood and familial dystonia, and hereditary predisposition to cranial neuropathies (Dr. Kathy Swoboda; 801-585-9717)
• episodic disorders of the nervous system including familial epilepsy, hereditary neurodegeneration, and hereditary circadian rhythm disorders (Dr. Kevin Flanigan; 801-587-9540)

For information regarding collaborative research studies, please contact the listed investigator.

The department of Neurology also has an active training program for young investigators funded under a T32 grant awarded by the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. This training program, entitled Research Training in Inherited Neurological Disease, is dedicated to the development of clinical and basic researchers to study the fundamental mechanisms of neurogenetic illnesses.