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Chris Friedrich, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(601) 984-1900
cfriedrich@prevmed.umsmed.edu
Human Genetics
 

Academic Interests:

Adult-onset genetic conditions, lipid disorders, atherosclerosis, inherited cardiac conditions, von Hippel-Lindau disease, Marfan syndrome, cancer susceptibility syndromes, neurogenetic diseases, newborn screening programs, hemochromatosis, neurofibromatosis, genetics of common diseases, and genomics and public health.


Selected Publications:

Barnett, G.L. and Friedrich, C.A. Recent developments in ovarian cancer genetics. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 16:79-85, 2004.

Friedrich, C.A. Liddle syndrome. In: Hypertension Pearls (D. W. Jones, D. S. King, M. R. Wofford, eds.), Hanley & Belfus (Elsevier), Philadelphia, pp. 161 – 162, 2004.

Friedrich, C.A. Gluco-corticoid remediable aldosteronism. In: Hypertension Pearls (D. Jones, D. S. King, M. Wofford, eds.), Hanley & Belfus (Elsevier), Philadelphia, pp. 42 – 44, 2004.

Friedrich, C.A. The role of DNA testing in breast, ovarian, and colon cancers. Am. J. Med. Sci. 325:120-124, 2003.

Venditti, C.P., Farmer, J., Russell, K.L., Friedrich, C.A., Alter, C., Canning, D., Whitaker, L., Mennuti, M., Driscoll, D., and Zackai, E.H. Omodysplasia: An Affected Mother and Son. Am. J. Med. Genet. 111:169-177, 2002.

Holman, H.E., Hicks, G.S., Low, A.K., Bouldin, M.J., Russell, L.D., Friedrich, C.A., and Brown, C.A. An internist’s update on cholesterol management. Am. J. Med. Sci. 324:189-195, 2002.

Friedrich, C. A. Genotype/Phenotype correlation in von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome. Hum. Molec. Genet. 10:769-767, 2001.

Wolfe, M.L., Vartanian, S.F., Ross, J.L., Bansavich, L-L.,Mohler, E.R. III, Meagher, E., Friedrich, C.A. and Rader, D.J. Safety and effectiveness of Niaspan when added sequentially to a statin for treatment of dyslipidemia. Am. J. Cardiol. 87:476-479, 2001.

Kleopa K.A., Raizen, D.M., Friedrich, C.A., Brown, M.J., Bird, S.J. Acute axonal neuropathy in maple syrup urine disease. Muscle & Nerve 24(2):284-287, 2001.

Friedrich, C.A. von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: A Pleomorphic Condition. Cancer 86:1658-1662, 1999.