University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville, FL

Contact Information:

Daniel J. Driscoll, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
University of Florida Health Science Center
Department of Pediatrics
E-mail: driscdj@peds.ufl.edu

Jennifer Miller, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
E-mail: millejl@peds.ufl.edu

Christy Hollywood, RD, LDN
E-mail: christyhollywood@peds.ufl.edu

Links:

Daniel Driscoll's web page

University of Florida - Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

University of Florida Genetics Institute

Current Clinical Studies:

5202: Prader-Willi Syndrome and Early-onset Morbid Obesity Natural History Clinical Protocol

List of Publications:

Bittel, D.C., Kibiryeva, N., Talebizadeh, Z., Driscoll, D.J. and Butler, M.G.: Microarray analysis of gene/transcript expression in Angelman syndrome: deletion versus UPD. Genomics 85:85-91, 2005.

Shapira, N.A., Lessig, M.A., He, A.G., James, G.A., Driscoll, D.J and Liu, Y.: Satiety dysfunction in Prader-Willi syndrome demonstrated by fMRI. J. of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 76:260-262, 2005.

Rodriguez-Jato, S., Nicholls, R.D., Driscoll, D.J. and Yang, T.P.: Characterization of cis- and trans-acting elements in the imprinted human SNURF-SNRPN locus. Nucleic Acids Research 33:4740-4753, 2005.

Miller, JL, Silverstein, J, Shuster, J, Driscoll, D.J., and Wagner, M.: Short-Term Effects of Growth Hormone on Sleep Abnormalities in Prader-Willi Syndrome. JCEM 91:413-7, 2006.

Miller J., Kranzler J, Liu Y, Schmafuss I, Theriaque D, Shuster J, Hatfield A, Mueller OT, Goldstone AP, Sahoo T, Beaudet AL, and Driscoll D.J.: Neurocognitive findings in Prader-Willi syndrome and early-onset morbid obesity. J. Peds 149:192-8, 2006.

Miller J, Couch J, Schmalfuss I, He G, Liu Y, and Driscoll DJ Intracranial abnormalities detected by three dimensional magnetic resonance imaging in Prader-Willi syndrome. Am J. Med. Genet., In press, 2007.

Miller J, Goldstone, AP., Couch JA, Shuster J , He G, , and Driscoll D.J, Liu Y, and Schmalfuss I: Pituitary abnormalities in Prader-Willi syndrome and early-onset morbid obesity. Am J. Med. Genet., In press, 2007.

Glenn, C.C., Deng, G., Michaelis, R.C., Tarleton, J., Phelan, M.C., Surh, L., Yang, T.P., and Driscoll, D.J.: DNA methylation analysis with respect to the prenatal diagnosis of the Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes and imprinting. Prenatal Diagnosis 20:300-306, 2000.

Lossie, A.C., Whitney, M.M., Amidon, D., Dong, H.J., Chen, P., Theriaque, D., Hutson, A., Nicholls, R.D., Zori, R.T., Williams, C.A. and Driscoll, D.J.: Distinct phenotypes distinguish the molecular classes of Angelman syndrome. J. Med. Genet., 38:834-845, 2001.

Shapira, N.A., Lessig, M.A., Lewis, M.H., Goodman, W.K. and Driscoll, D.J.: Effects of topiramate in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome. Am. J. Mental Retardation, 109:301-9 , 2004.

Selected Reviews:

Williams, C.A. , Lossie, A.C. and Driscoll, D.J.: Angelman Syndrome. GeneClinics, 2003.