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Robert J. Hopkin, MD


  • Program Director, Medical Genetics Residency Programs, Division of Human Genetics
  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

Biography

Robert J. Hopkin, MD, is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Hopkin graduated from the University of Nevada Medical School. He completed residency and chief residency in pediatrics at the Phoenix Children's Hospital, Maricopa Medical Center Combined Residency Program. His training in medical genetics was completed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

The majority of Dr. Hopkin's time is spent in caring for patients with genetic disorders. He participates in clinics from Fetal Care to Adult Genetics. He is also actively involved in education of health care providers regarding the application of genetics for patient care. Dr Hopkin has participated in a number of clinical trials and is a member of American College of Medical Genetics Committee on Therapeutics. He has participated in natural history studies on Fabry disease, Pompe disease, velocardiofacial syndrome, Pierre Robin sequence, neurofibromatosis type I, and several other genetic conditions. The unifying principle in his research interests is application of scientific knowledge to improve outcomes for patients afflicted with genetic disorders.

MD: University of Nevada Medical School, Reno, NV, 1990.

Residency: Phoenix Children's Hospital, Manicopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 1993; Phoenix Children's Hospital, Manicopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, 1994.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1997.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1993; Clinical Genetics, 1996.

Interests

Fabry disease and other lysosomal storage diseases; craniofacial genetics; 22q11 deletion; clinical intervention for genetic disease; neurofibromatosis; dysmorphology; prenatal diagnosis of genetic syndromes

Services and Specialties

Genetics, Neurofibromatosis, Hereditary Cancer, 22Q-VCFS, Differences of Sex Development, Kidney Stones, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Brain Tumor, Craniofacial Disorders, Rasopathy

Interests

Fabry disease; Robin sequence; 22q11 deletion; neurofibromatosis; craniofacial genetics; chromosomal anomalies

Research Areas

Human Genetics

Additional Languages

French

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Publications

Head-to-head trial of pegunigalsidase alfa versus agalsidase beta in patients with Fabry disease and deteriorating renal function: results from the 2-year randomised phase III BALANCE study. Wallace, EL; Goker-Alpan, O; Wilcox, WR; Holida, M; Bernat, J; Longo, N; Linhart, A; Hughes, DA; Hopkin, RJ; Tøndel, C; Chertkoff, R; Rocco, R; Sakov, A; Warnock, DG. Journal of medical genetics. 2024; 61:520-530.

Évaluation de l’immunogénicité du programme d’essais cliniques sur la pegunigalsidase alfa : analyse intégrée des anticorps anti-médicaments de novo et renforcés par le traitement. Salomone, F; Bernat, JA; Hughes, D; Linhart, A; Hopkin, RJ; Tøndel, C; Warnock, DG; Rup, B; Koulinska, I; Rocco, R; Alon, S; Chertkoff, R; Almon, EB; Sakov, A; Wallace, EL. Revue de Médecine Interne. 2024; 45:a222-a223.

Isaralgagene civaparvovec (ST-920) gene therapy in adults with Fabry disease: Updated results from an ongoing phase 1/2 study (STAAR). Hopkin, RJ; Ganesh, J; Bernat, J; Goker-Alpan, O; Nicholls, K; Pahl, MV; Deegan, PB; Whitley, CB; Hughes, D; Cao, L; Chen, M; Shiue, L; Rojkjaer, L; Wilcox, WR. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2024; 141:107884.

Prenatal and infantile diagnosis of craniosynostosis in individuals with RASopathies. Serbinski, CR; Vanderwal, A; Chadwell, SE; Sanchez, AI; Hopkin, RJ; Hufnagel, RB; Weaver, KN; Prada, CE. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A. 2024; 194:195-202.

Assessment of immunogenicity from the pegunigalsidase alfa clinical trial program: Integrated analysis of de novo and treatment-boosted anti-drug antibodies. Bernat, J; Hughes, D; Linhart, A; Hopkin, RJ; Tøndel, C; Warnock, DG; Rup, B; Koulinska, I; Rocco, R; Alon, S; Chertkoff, R; Almon, EB; Sakov, A; Wallace, E. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2024; 141:107771.

Multiorgan involvement in females with Fabry disease: Results from two phase III trials and the followME registry. Nordbeck, P; Hughes, DA; Nowak, A; Hopkin, RJ; Veleva-Rotse, BO; Krusinska, E; Jovanovic, A. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2024; 141:107985.

Phenotypic variability in Joubert syndrome is partially explained by ciliary pathophysiology. Owens, JW; Hopkin, RJ; Martin, LJ; Kodani, A; Simpson, BN. Annals of Human Genetics. 2024; 88:86-100.

P351: Genetic testing for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders in the inpatient psychiatry setting may reduce hospital stays and improve behavioral outcomes. Shillington, A; White, L; Doberstein, R; Hopkin, R; Harris, K; Zappia, K; Lamy, M. 2024; 2:101245.

P764: RNA sequencing improves assessment of variants of uncertain significance from fetal genome and exome sequencing*. Rehman, A; Thomas-Wilson, A; Mau-Them, FT; Tolusso, L; Abyankar, A; Guha, S; Okur, V; Felice, V; Hopkin, R; Wilson, A; Giordano, J; Bréhin, A; Wapner, R; Jobanputra, V. 2024; 2:101672.

Deleterious variants in TNFAIP3 are associated with type II and seronegative pediatric autoimmune hepatitis. Pandurangi, S; Malik, A; Owens, J; Valencia, CA; Miethke, AG; Marsh, R; Chiang, S; Yang, L; Hopkin, R; Kasten, J; Huggins, J; Gutierrez Sanchez, LH; Castro-Rojas, C; Alquaraish, M. Journal of Hepatology. 2024; 80:e26-e28.

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