Expertise
Identifying genes for Mendelian and complex diseases
Hearing Loss
Retinal Disorders
Cardiovascular risk factors for stroke
Birth Defects
Cleft lip/palate
Clubfoot
Dr. Blanton, who is also a Professor in the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and the Department of Otolaryngology, has studied the genetics of a variety of disorders and conditions that include deafness, retinal disorders, skeletal dysplasias, stroke and its risk factors, cleft lip/palate, and clubfoot and has identified over two dozen genes for these disorders. She has a long standing interest in ethics and public policy regarding genetic testing.