Pediatrics/Genetics at UCLA

Medical Genetics

Derek A. Wong, MD is an expert in the field of Medical Genetics. He researched medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. University of California San Diego School of Medicine has a rank of 17 in research and a 19 in primary care He has 1 awards "Fellow (FAAP)". Derek A. Wong is also published. He has 16 publications published. The lastest publication: "Clinical and genetic characterisation of infantile liver failure syndrome type 1, due to recessive mutations in LARS.' He accepts Medicare.

Publications

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• Clinical and genetic characterisation of infantile liver failure syndrome type 1, due to recessive mutations in LARS.
• Blood ammonia and glutamine as predictors of hyperammonemic crises in patients with urea cycle disorder.
• Clinical Exome Sequencing for Genetic Identification of Rare Mendelian Disorders.
• Significant Hepatic Involvement in Patients with Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency.
• Analysis of cases of 3-methylcrotonyl CoA carboxylase deficiency (3-MCCD) in the California newborn screening program reported in the state database.
• Peanut consumption increases levels of plasma very long chain fatty acids in humans.
• Expanded newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism: overview and outcomes.
• Fatal infantile lactic acidosis and a novel homozygous mutation in the SUCLG1 gene: a mitochondrial DNA depletion disorder.
• Genotype-phenotype analysis of the branchio-oculo-facial syndrome.
• Correlation of norovirus variants with epidemics of acute viral gastroenteritis in Hong Kong.
• Coordination of peroxisomal beta-oxidation and fatty acid elongation in HepG2 cells.
• High rate and changing molecular epidemiology pattern of norovirus infections in sporadic cases and outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Hong Kong.
• Routine use of a simple low-cost genotypic assay for the identification of mycobacteria in a high throughput laboratory.
• Viral shedding patterns of coronavirus in patients with probable severe acute respiratory syndrome.
• Outcomes of four patients with homocysteine remethylation disorders detected by newborn screening.

Schools

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• University of California At San Diego

• Children39s Hospital Los Angeles

Doctors Specialties

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• Clinical Biochemical Genetics
• Clinical Genetics
• Pediatrics
• Medical Genetics

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FAAP)

Education

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• Harbor - UCLA Medical Center
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
• University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA
• Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital
• Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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