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John A. Thorson, M.D., Ph.D.


  • Associate Professor

Ph.D. - University of Iowa College of Medicine - 1993
M.D. - University of Iowa College of Medicine - 1993

Board Certifications:
Clinical and Molecular Genetic Pathology

Research Interests:

Representative Publications:

  1. Bertram PG, Zheng C, Thorson J, Shaw AS, and Zheng X-FS. 1998. 14-3-3 proteins positively regulate rapamycin-sensitive signaling. Current Biology 8:1259-1267.
  2. Valdez R, Thorson J, Finn WG, Schnitzer B, and Kleer CG. 2003. Lymphocytic mastitis and diabetic mastopathy: a molecular, immunophenotypic, and clinicopathologic evaluation of 11 cases. Modern Pathology 16(3):223-228.
  3. Si MW, Thorson JA, Lauwers GY, DalCin P, and Furman, J. 2004. Hepatocellular lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma associated with Epstein Barr virus: a hitherto unrecognized entity. Diagnostic Molecular Pathology 13(3):183-189.
  4. Zhou L, Thorson JA, Nugent, C, Davenport, RD, Butch, SH, and Judd WJ. 2005. Non-invasive prenatal RHD genotyping by real-time PCR using plasma from D-negative pregnant women. The American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 193(6):1966-71.
  5. Thorson JA, Weigelin HC, Ruiz RE, Howard JK, and Lucas DR. 2006. Identification of SYT-SSX transcripts from synovial sarcomas using RT- multiplex PCR and capillary electrophoresis. Modern Pathology 19(5):641- 647.
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