William F. Simonds, M.D.

Section Chief:
Endocrine Signaling and Oncogenesis Section, Metabolic Diseases Branch
Scientific Focus Areas: Neuroscience, Molecular Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Genetics and Genomics
Publications
A selection of recent and significant publications can be viewed below.
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- Familial Hyperparathyroidism.
- Blau JE, Simonds WF.
- Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) (2021) 12:623667. Abstract/Full Text
- Genotype of CDC73 germline mutation determines risk of parathyroid cancer.
- Li Y, Zhang J, Adikaram PR, Welch J, Guan B, Weinstein LS, Chen H, Simonds WF.
- Endocr Relat Cancer (2020 Sep) 27:483-494. Abstract/Full Text
- A central role for R7bp in the regulation of itch sensation.
- Pandey M, Zhang JH, Mishra SK, Adikaram PR, Harris B, Kahler JF, Loshakov A, Sholevar R, Genis A, Kittock C, Kabat J, Ganesan S, Neubig RR, Hoon MA, Simonds WF.
- Pain (2017 May) 158:931-944. Abstract/Full Text
- GNB5 Mutations Cause an Autosomal-Recessive Multisystem Syndrome with Sinus Bradycardia and Cognitive Disability.
- Lodder EM, De Nittis P, Koopman CD, Wiszniewski W, Moura de Souza CF, Lahrouchi N, Guex N, Napolioni V, Tessadori F, Beekman L, Nannenberg EA, Boualla L, Blom NA, de Graaff W, Kamermans M, Cocciadiferro D, Malerba N, Mandriani B, Coban Akdemir ZH, Fish RJ, Eldomery MK, Ratbi I, Wilde AAM, de Boer T, Simonds WF, Neerman-Arbez M, Sutton VR, Kok F, Lupski JR, Reymond A, Bezzina CR, Bakkers J, Merla G.
- Am J Hum Genet (2016 Sep 1) 99:786. Abstract/Full Text
- Knockout of G protein β5 impairs brain development and causes multiple neurologic abnormalities in mice.
- Zhang JH, Pandey M, Seigneur EM, Panicker LM, Koo L, Schwartz OM, Chen W, Chen CK, Simonds WF.
- J Neurochem (2011 Nov) 119:544-54. Abstract/Full Text
Additional Publications
- Two distinct classes of thymic tumors in patients with MEN1 show LOH at the MEN1 locus.
- Mandl A, Welch JM, Kapoor G, Parekh VI, Schrump DS, Ripley RT, Walter MF, Del Rivero J, Jha S, Simonds WF, Jensen RT, Weinstein LS, Blau JE, Agarwal SK.
- Endocr Relat Cancer (2021 Oct 4) 28:L15-L19. Abstract/Full Text
- Patients With MEN1 Are at an Increased Risk for Venous Thromboembolism.
- Lee ME, Ortega-Sustache YM, Agarwal SK, Tepede A, Welch J, Mandl A, Bansal R, Tirosh A, Piaggi P, Cochran C, Simonds WF, Weinstein LS, Blau JE.
- J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2021 Jan 23) 106:e460-e468. Abstract/Full Text
- Pitfalls of using denosumab preoperatively to treat refractory severe hypercalcaemia.
- Li Y, Fan CY, Manni A, Simonds WF.
- BMJ Case Rep (2020 Apr 28) 13. Abstract/Full Text
- Long-term remission of disseminated parathyroid cancer following immunotherapy.
- Sarquis M, Marx SJ, Beckers A, Bradwell AR, Simonds WF, Bicalho MAC, Daly AF, Betea D, Friedman E, De Marco L.
- Endocrine (2020 Jan) 67:204-208. Abstract/Full Text
- CDC73 Germline Mutation in a Family With Mixed Epithelial and Stromal Tumors.
- Vocke CD, Ricketts CJ, Ball MW, Schmidt LS, Metwalli AR, Middelton LA, Killian JK, Khan J, Meltzer PS, Simonds WF, Merino MJ, Linehan WM.
- Urology (2019 Feb) 124:91-97. Abstract/Full Text
- Endocrine neoplasms in familial syndromes of hyperparathyroidism.
- Li Y, Simonds WF.
- Endocr Relat Cancer (2016 Jun) 23:R229-47. Abstract/Full Text
- Optimization of genome editing through CRISPR-Cas9 engineering.
- Zhang JH, Adikaram P, Pandey M, Genis A, Simonds WF.
- Bioengineered (2016 Apr) 7:166-74. Abstract/Full Text
- Results of (68)Gallium-DOTATATE PET/CT Scanning in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1.
- Sadowski SM, Millo C, Cottle-Delisle C, Merkel R, Yang LA, Herscovitch P, Pacak K, Simonds WF, Marx SJ, Kebebew E.
- J Am Coll Surg (2015 Aug) 221:509-17. Abstract/Full Text
- Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome: Results of operative management.
- Mehta A, Patel D, Rosenberg A, Boufraqech M, Ellis RJ, Nilubol N, Quezado MM, Marx SJ, Simonds WF, Kebebew E.
- Surgery (2014 Dec) 156:1315-24; discussion 1324-5. Abstract/Full Text
- Improving the specificity and efficacy of CRISPR/CAS9 and gRNA through target specific DNA reporter.
- Zhang JH, Pandey M, Kahler JF, Loshakov A, Harris B, Dagur PK, Mo YY, Simonds WF.
- J Biotechnol (2014 Nov 10) 189:1-8. Abstract/Full Text
- Aromatase inhibitor treatment of menorrhagia and subsequent pregnancy in a patient with familial hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome.
- Wolff EF, Hill MJ, Simonds WF, Segars JH.
- Fertil Steril (2012 Dec) 98:1616-9. Abstract/Full Text
- Cushing's syndrome in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.
- Simonds WF, Varghese S, Marx SJ, Nieman LK.
- Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2012 Mar) 76:379-86. Abstract/Full Text
- The EIF4EBP3 translational repressor is a marker of CDC73 tumor suppressor haploinsufficiency in a parathyroid cancer syndrome.
- Zhang JH, Seigneur EM, Pandey M, Loshakov A, Dagur PK, Connelly PS, Koo L, Panicker LM, Simonds WF.
- Cell Death Dis (2012 Feb 2) 3:266. Abstract/Full Text
- A new look at vitamin D metabolism and "idiopathic" hypercalcemia.
- Simonds WF.
- J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2012 Feb) 97:384-6. Abstract/Full Text
- Parathyroid cancer.
- Sharretts JM, Kebebew E, Simonds WF.
- Semin Oncol (2010 Dec) 37:580-90. Abstract/Full Text
- Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein is a conserved target of tumor suppressor HRPT2/CDC73.
- Zhang JH, Panicker LM, Seigneur EM, Lin L, House CD, Morgan W, Chen WC, Mehta H, Haj-Ali M, Yu ZX, Simonds WF.
- Cell Death Differ (2010 Oct) 17:1551-65. Abstract/Full Text
- Defective nucleolar localization and dominant interfering properties of a parafibromin L95P missense mutant causing the hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome.
- Panicker LM, Zhang JH, Dagur PK, Gastinger MJ, Simonds WF.
- Endocr Relat Cancer (2010 Jun) 17:513-24. Abstract/Full Text
- The parafibromin tumor suppressor protein inhibits cell proliferation by repression of the c-myc proto-oncogene.
- Lin L, Zhang JH, Panicker LM, Simonds WF.
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008 Nov 11) 105:17420-5. Abstract/Full Text
- The parathyroid/pituitary variant of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 usually has causes other than p27Kip1 mutations.
- Ozawa A, Agarwal SK, Mateo CM, Burns AL, Rice TS, Kennedy PA, Quigley CM, Simonds WF, Weinstein LS, Chandrasekharappa SC, Collins FS, Spiegel AM, Marx SJ.
- J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2007 May) 92:1948-51. Abstract/Full Text
- Nuclear localization of the parafibromin tumor suppressor protein implicated in the hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome enhances its proapoptotic function.
- Lin L, Czapiga M, Nini L, Zhang JH, Simonds WF.
- Mol Cancer Res (2007 Feb) 5:183-93. Abstract/Full Text