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Pathology Faculty

Translational Researchers

Gordana Raca, MD, PhD, FACMG

Assistant Professor (CHS)

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Email:		racago@mail.slh.wisc.edu
Office:		419 SLH
Phone:		608.890.1113
FAX:		608.265.7818
Pager:		None

Mailing Address:

419 SLH
465 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706

Research Summary

Cytogenetic and molecular diagnostic techniques. Genetic causes of stillbirth and congenital eye anomalies.

Education

2004-2006	Postdoctoral Training for ACMG Certification in Clinical Cytogenetics, Emory University, Atlanta GA
2001	PhD in Molecular Genetics, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois in Chicago
1996	M.S. in Cytogenetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Belgrade,Yugoslavia
1992	MD University of Novi Sad School of Medicine, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

Selected Publications

Waggoner D., Raca G., Welch K., Dempsey M., Anderes E., Ostrovnaya I., Alkatheeb A., Kamimura J., Matsumoto N., Shaefer GB., Martin CL., Das S. NSD1 analysis for Sotos syndrome: insights and perspectives from the clinical laboratory. Genet Med., 7, 524-533 (2005)

Raca G., Buiting K., Das S. Deletion analysis of the imprinting center region in patients with Angelman Syndrome and Prader-Willi Syndrome by real-time quantitative PCR. Genetic Testing, 8, 387-394 (2004).

Klepper J., Schaper J., Raca G., Coryell J., Das S., Hayflick SJ., Voit T. Progressive dystonia in a 12-year-old boy. Eur J Paediatr Neurol.,7, 85-8 (2003)

Clinical Interests

I am interested in cytogenetic and molecular diagnostics of genetic disorders. My major focus is on clinical application of latest molecular techniques including gene sequencing, real time quantitative PCR, methylation sensitive PCR and array-CGH.