Katarzyna Thompson (Polonis), PhD, FACMG
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Associate Medical Director, Clinical Laboratory Genetics
- Phone: 314-273-5436
- Email: thompson.katarzyna@nospam.wustl.edu
Division
- Genomic & Molecular Pathology
Additional Titles
- Associate Medical Director, Clinical Laboratory Genetics
Education
- 2019-2022: Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- 2015-2019: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- 2014: PhD in Medical Biology, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
- 2008: MSc in Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Poland
Clinical Areas of Interest
- Molecular Genetics
- Cytogenetics
- Cytogenomics
Selected Publications
| Ghasemi R, Corliss MM, Bowling KM, Krysiak K, Walker J, Dickson AM, Schroeder MC, Parikh BA, Neidich JA, Polonis K, Cao Y. Comprehensive Analysis of TEK Variants in Patients With Vascular Malformations. Clin Genet. 2024 Dec 4. doi: 10.1111/cge.14667. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39632338. |
| Leon-Quintero FZ, Bowling KM, Dickson A, Corliss MM, Schroeder MC, Neidich JA, Heusel JW, Krysiak K, Polonis K, Parikh BA, Cao Y. Modified Rules for Classification of Variants Associated With Disorders of Somatic Mosaicism. Clin Genet. 2024 Oct 21. doi: 10.1111/cge.14636. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39434542. |
| Guess T, Wheeler FC, Yenamandra A, Schilit SLP, Anderson HS, Bone KM, Carstens B, Conlin L, Dulik MC, Dupont BR, Fanning E, Gardner JA, Haag M, Hilton BA, Johnson J, Kogan J, Murry J, Polonis K, Quigley DI, Repnikova EA, Rowsey RA, Spinner N, Stoeker M, Thurston V, Wiley M, Zhang L. A multicenter analysis of individuals with a 47,XXY/46,XX karyotype. Genet Med. 2024 Oct;26(10):101212. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101212. Epub 2024 Jul 14. PMID: 39011769. |
| Polonis K, Schultz MJ, Olteanu H, et al. Detection of cryptic CCND1 rearrangements in mantle cell lymphoma by next generation sequencing. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2020;46:151533. doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.151533 |
| Polonis K, Wawrzyniak R, Daghir-Wojtkowiak E, et al. Metabolomic Signature of Early Vascular Aging (EVA) in Hypertension. Front Mol Biosci. 2020;7:12. Published 2020 Feb 7. doi:10.3389/fmolb.2020.00012 |
| Sen I, Young WF Jr, Kasperbauer JL, et al. Tumor-specific prognosis of mutation-positive patients with head and neck paragangliomas. J Vasc Surg. 2020;71(5):1602-1612.e2. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2019.08.232 |
| Polonis K, Sompalli S, Becari C, et al. Telomere Length and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Cancer in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients. Cells. 2019;8(5):381. Published 2019 Apr 26. doi:10.3390/cells8050381 |
| Polonis K, Hoffmann M, Szyndler A, et al. A multilocus genetic risk score is associated with arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients: the CARE NORTH study. J Hypertens. 2018;36(9):1882-1888. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001773 |
| Polonis K, Blackburn PR, Urrutia RA, et al. Co-occurrence of a maternally inherited DNMT3A duplication and a paternally inherited pathogenic variant in EZH2 in a child with growth retardation and severe short stature: atypical Weaver syndrome or evidence of a DNMT3A dosage effect?. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2018;4(4):a002899. Published 2018 Aug 1. doi:10.1101/mcs.a002899 |
Assistant
Daniela Salazar
314-362-2975
sdaniela@wustl.edu