MGH Appointment: Neurology (Consultant In Genetics)
HMS Appointment: Lecturer In Neurology
MGH Address:
MGH Phone Number: 638-5376
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E-Mail Address: rmyers@bu.edu
Fax Number: 617-638-8076
Undergraduate Education: University Of Kansas
Graduate And/Or Medical School: Georgia State University
Residencies And Fellowships: Georgia Mental Health Institute
Foreign Language Spoken: French
Certification By An American Specialty Board: PhD Medical Genetics
Primary Specialty: Medical Genetics (Neurogenetics)
Other Specialties: Psychology
Research Interests: Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Stroke Genetics, Mid-Life Onset Inherited Neurological Diseases.
Clinical Interests: Genetic testing
Representative Publications:
1. Myers RH, Schaefer EJ, Wilson PWF, D'Agostino R, Ordovas JM, Espino A, Au R, White RF, Knoefel JE, Cobb JL, McNulty KA, Wolf PA. Apolipoprotein E allele 4 associated with dementia in a population based study: the Framingham study. Neurology, 1996;46:673-677.
2. Penney JB, Vonsattel JP, MacDonald ME, Gusella JF, Myers RH. CAG repeat number governs the development rate of pathology in Huntington's disease. Ann Neurol 1997; 41:689-692.
3. Taylor CA, Saint-Hilaire MH, Cupples LA, Thomas CA, Burchard, AE, Feldman RG, Myers RH. Environmental, Medical and Family History Risk Factors for Parkinson's Disease: A New-England Based Case-control Study. American Journal of Medical Genetics: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 1999; 88:742-749.