Match tier Listed
Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
Sources OpenAlex · ORCID
Refreshed 2026-08-08

Aixa Gonzalez Garcia

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2022–2025); Emory University (2019–2022)

Faculty Researcher

7 h-index 14 pubs 139 cited

  • Humans
  • Phenotype
  • Child
  • Female
  • Male
  • Child, Preschool
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Mutation
  • Genetic Association Studies
  • Young Adult
  • Infant
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary
  • Neoplasm Proteins

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Aixa Gonzalez Garcia's research focuses on the genetic and phenotypic characterization of rare and complex pediatric and adult-onset disorders. Her work includes investigating the clinical presentations and underlying genetic mechanisms of conditions such as Menke-Hennekam syndrome, NBAS-associated disease, and SYNCRIP-related neurodevelopmental disorder. She has also explored the phenotype expansion in individuals with specific genetic variants, including those affecting the MED12 gene. Dr. Gonzalez Garcia's publications also address broader issues in genetic diagnosis, such as the importance of patient perspectives and the identification of inborn errors of metabolism through elevated homocysteine levels. Her research contributes to a better understanding of disease heterogeneity and the delineation of specific subtypes within genetic syndromes.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 14
  • Citations: 139

Selected Publications

  • Hepatic Phenotype in NBAS‐Associated Disease: Clinical Course, Prognostic Factors and Outcome in 230 Patients (2025)
    Liver International 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An expansion of the phenotype in individuals with SYNCRIP-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (2024)
    Rare 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Listening to patients with suspected genetic diagnoses: A narrative perspective (2023)
    American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics DOI OpenAlex
  • P179: Never two late: A dual diagnosis of Noonan syndrome and hypophosphatasia in an adolescent patient with unusual presentation (2023)
    Genetics in Medicine Open DOI OpenAlex
  • Elevated homocysteine levels: What inborn errors of metabolism might we be missing? (2022)
    American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

View all publications on OpenAlex →

Collaboration Network

66 Collaborators 42 Institutions 13 Countries

Top Collaborators

View profile →

Similar Researchers

Based on overlapping research topics