Research / Clinical Summary

Leonard Deftos, MD Professor IR, Medicine Cancer Genetics Program Contact by Email Visit the Website

Clinical Interests:
Clinical Practice (UCSD and SDVAMC): Disorders of Calcium and Skeletal Metabolism.

Research Interests:
Specific research interest in calcium and skeletal metabolism include: molecular, cellular, and clinical biology of the calcium-regulating hormones (calcitonin, PTH, PTH-related protein); regulation of neuroendocrine gene expression, including the chromogranins; endocrine and neuroendocrine cancer, including prostate and breast; hypercalcemia and malignancy; osteoporosis; bone metastases; and bone cell and matrix proteins.

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