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The genetic error on chromosome 4 responsible for a rare birth defect known as Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.

Institution:

New York University School of Medicine

Researchers:

Kurt Hirschhorn, MD, NYU School of Medicine graduate & professor, later professor of pediatrics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Impact:

Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome is a birth defect characterized by severe growth retardation, mental deficiency, facial and heart defects, and other malformations.

Timeline:

Dr. Hirschhorn joined the faculty of the NYU School of Medicine in 1958, starting a genetics clinic and a course in genetics for medical students. Dr. Hirschhorn received the 2006 March of Dimes/Colonel Harland Sanders Award for lifetime achievement in the field of genetic sciences.

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Schools

Albany Medical CollegeAlbert Einstein College of MedicineCity University of New York School of MedicineColumbia University College Of Physicians and SurgeonsHofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra UniversityIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiJacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, the University at BuffaloNew York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic MedicineNew York Medical CollegeNew York University School of MedicineSchool of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester Medical CenterStony Brook University School of MedicineSUNY Downstate Medical CenterSUNY Upstate Medical UniversityTouro College of Osteopathic MedicineWeill Cornell MedicineWeill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian