University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor

Medical/Graduate School
Cairo University School of Medicine-MD

Residency
University of Iowa

Fellowship
Medical Genetics and Clinical Cytogenetics, Indiana University
Medical Genetics and Clinical Cytogenetics, University of Iowa

Clinical Interests
Clinical Genetics and Dysmorphology

Research Interests:

• Gene mapping and positional cloning of human rare autosomal recessive disorders
• The identification of the mechanisms underlying bone and skin inflammation through studying the genetic etiology of the autoinflammatory disorder Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO).
• The identification of the mechanisms underlying non-disjunction in human gametes which lead to trisomic conception.
• The identification of the mechanisms underlying sex determination in human which may lead to sex reversal, gonadal dysgenesis or true hermaphroditism.
• The identification of the developmental processes in the eye lens and its suspension mechanism that may lead to cataracts or ectopia lentis.
• Mutation analysis of MEFV, LPIN2 and other autoinflammatory disorder genes
• Genetics of childhood epilepsy

E-mail: hatem-el-shanti@uiowa.edu

Research Profile