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Vernon R Sutton

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Vernon R Sutton, M.D.

Professor

(832) 822-4292

Positions

Professor
Molecular and Human Genetics
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
Vice Chair for Graduate Medical Education
Molecular and Human Genetics
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Medical Director
Biochemical Genetics
Baylor Genetics
Director
Medical Genetics Residency & Fellowship Programs
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Director
Inborn Errors of Metabolism Service
Texas Children's Hospital

Education

BA from Transylvania University, Kentucky
01/1988 - Lexington, KY, United States
MD from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine
01/1992 - Lexington, KY, United States
Residency at Washington University Affiliate Hospitals
01/1996 - St. Louis, MO, United States
Pediatrics
Clinical Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ Of Medicine
01/1999 - Houston, TX, United States
Medical Genetics

Certifications

Clinical Genetics
American Board of Medical Genetics
Clinical Biochemical Genetics
American Board of Medical Genetics

Professional Interests

  • Osteogenesis imperfecta/brittle bone disease
  • Achondroplasia
  • Creatine transporter deficiency
  • Aicardi syndrome
  • Goltz syndrome
  • Inborn Errors of Metabolism
  • Skeletal dysplasias
  • Robinow Syndrome
  • White-Sutton Syndrome

Professional Statement

I have committed myself to advance scientific knowledge and patient care by applying my clinical skills to research questions. I have employed my knowledge and expertise in the diagnosis of genetic syndromes, dysmorphology, genetic mechanisms of disease, inborn errors of metabolism and skeletal dysplasias to answer clinical research questions. I have done this in independent studies of my own design as well as many instances of collaborative research with colleagues engaged in the laboratory investigation of Mendelian diseases.

I have made contributions through gene discovery and defining the phenotypic spectrum of a number of syndromes including Uniparental Disomy for Chromosome 14, Aicardi, Goltz, Ankyloblepharon-Ectodermal Dysplasia Clefting (AEC), Robinow and White-Sutton syndromes. I am the clinical geneticist for the Baylor Center for Genomic Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Disorders (GREGoR) which is an NIH/NHGRI-funded study to discover the genetic basis of Mendelian disorders.

In my role as the Medical Director of the Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at Baylor Genetics, I have overseen the development of large-scale metabolomic profiling for the screening and diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism, and our laboratory is the first in the world to offer metabolomic profiling on a clinical basis, which has led to both advances in care and new discoveries.

I am co-principal investigator for a multi-site longitudinal study of OI that is funded by the NIH (NCATS, NICHD, NIDCR, NIAMS & NIMH) as part of the Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium of the Rare Disease Clinical Research Network. I am also the clinical team liaison for this project.

Websites

Selected Publications

  • Snyder MT Divin K Liu N Sun Q Wang Y Luo X Ben-Moshe Y Burrage LC Sutton VR. " " Mol Genet Metab. 2025 Jun ; 145 : 109183.
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  • Authors: Unger S Ferreira CR Mortier GR Ali H Bertola DR Calder A Cohn DH Cormier-Daire V Girisha KM Hall C Krakow D Makitie O Mundlos S Nishimura G Robertson SP Savarirayan R Sillence D Simon M Sutton VR Warman ML Superti-Furga A. " " Am J Med Genet A. 2023 May ; 191 : 1164-1209.
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  • Odom JD Sutton VR. " " Clin Chem. 2021 Dec ; 67 : 1606-1617.
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  • Li Y Tan Z Zhang Y Zhang Z Hu Q (…) Sutton VR Schiff M Feillet F Zhang S Lin C Yang L. " " Science. 2021 Aug ; 373 : 662-673.
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Memberships

American Society of Human Genetics
Member
American College of Medical Genetics
Fellow
International Skeletal Dysplasia Society
Member
Society of Inherited Metabolic Diseases
Member

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