Mehmet R. Genc, M.D., Ph.D.
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Publications
Articles in professional peer-reviewed journals:
1. Genc M, Bergman S, Fröman G, Elbagir AN, Mårdh P-A. Antichlamydial activity of saliva. APMIS 1990; 98:432-6.
2. Elbagir A, Petterson M, Lindahl M, Genc M, Fröman G, Mårdh P-A. Influence of whole human milk, and fractions thereof, on inclusion-formation of Chlamydia trachomatis. APMIS 1990; 98:609-14.
3. Genc M, Stary A, Bergman S, Mårdh P-A. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in first-void urine from men and women attending a venereal clinic. APMIS 1991; 99:455-9.
4. Stary A, Genc M, Heller-Vitouch C, Mårdh P-A. Chlamydial antigen detection in urine samples by immunofluorescence tests. Infection 1992; 20:53-6.
5. Genc M, Dutertre Y, Björk M, Mårdh P-A. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in first-void urine to identify asymptomatic male carriers. APMIS 1992: 645-9.
6. Genc M, Agaçfidan A, Yegenoglu Y, Turan Ö, Kuru Ü, Mårdh P-A. Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea in pregnant Turkish women. Eur J Microbiol Infect Dis 1993; 12:395-6.
7. Mahmoud E, Fröman G, Genc M, Mårdh P-A. Age-dependent antichlamydial activity of saliva. APMIS 1993; 101:306-10.
8. Genc M, Ruusuvaara L, Mårdh P-A. An economic evaluation of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescent males. JAMA 1993; 270:2057-64 .
9. Genc M, Ruusuvaara L, Mårdh P-A. An economic evaluation of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescent males. JAMA- Korea 1994; 9:19-26.
10. Genc M, Domeika M, Mårdh P-A. Cost-effectiveness of screening for Chlamydia using DNA amplification. JAMA 1994;271:1741.
11. Genc M, Agacfidan A, Gerikalmaz O, Mårdh P-A. A descriptive study on Romanian women prostituting in Istanbul. Medikal 1995; 104:45-8.
12. Genc M, Mårdh P-A. Migratory prostitution with emphasis on Europe. J Travel Med 1995; 2:28-32.
13. Agaçfidan A, Genc M, Alp T, Ander H, Onel M, Badur S. Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis in men by three different methods. Serodiagn Immunother Infect Disease 1995; 7:45-6.
14. Genc M, Mårdh P-A. A cost-effectiveness analysis of the screening and treatment for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in asymptomatic women. Ann Intern Med 1996; 124:1-7.
15. Genc M, Mårdh P-A. Cost-effective treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea including co-infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. PharmacoEconomics 1997; 12:374-83.
16. Genc M, Gerber S, Nesin M, Witkin SS. Polymorphism in interleukin 1 gene complex and preterm labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002; 187:157-63.
17. Genc M. Treatment of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnancy. Best Prac Res Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2002; 16: 913-922.
18. Genc M. Delaney ML, Paraskevas L-R, Tuomala RE, Norwitz NR, Witkin SS Onderdonk AB. Disproportionate Increase in IL-1b over IL-1ra in cervicovaginal secretions of pregnant women with vaginal infection correlates with preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004; 190:1191-7.
19. Genc M. Clancy T, Ferzoco S, Norwitz E. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia complicating pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2003; 102:1194-6.
20. Bryant AE, Genc M, Hurtado RM, Chen KT. Pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma in pregnancy. Am J Perinatol. 2004; 21:355-6.
21. Nguyen DP, Genc M, Vardhana S, Babula O, Onderdonk A, Witkin SS. Ethnic differences of polymorphisms in cytokine and innate immune system genes in pregnant women. Obstet Gynecol 2004; 104: 293-300.
22. Genc M, Vardhana S, Onderdonk A, et al. Relationship between a toll-like receptor-4 gene polymorphism and cytokine response to vaginal microorganisms in pregnant women. Eur J Obstet Gynecol .2004; 116:152-6.
23. Genc M, Onderdonk AB, Vardhana S, Delaney ML, Norwitz, ER, Ruth E. Tuomala RE, Witkin, SS. Polymorphism in intron 2 of interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene, abnormal vaginal microflora in midtrimester and preterm delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004; 191:1324-30.
24. Ledger WJ, Gee R, Genc M, Bongiovanni AM, Witkin SS. Human papilloma virus testing in women with an abnormal Pap smear. Int J Gynecol Obstet 2004; 16:103-109.
25. Genc M, Karaşahin E, Onderdonk AB, Bongiovanni AM, Delaney ML Witkin SS. Association between vaginal 70KDa heat shock protein, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist and microbial flora in mid-trimester pregnant women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005; 192:916-21.
26. Genc M, Delaney ML, Onderdonk AB, Witkin SS. Vaginal nitric oxide in pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis. Am J Rep Immunol. 2006; 56: 86-90.
27. Genc M, Delaney ML, Onderdonk AB, Witkin SS. TNFA -308G>A polymorphism influences the TNF response to altered vaginal flora. Eur J Obstet Gynecol . 2007; 134: 188-191.
Books, book chapters and reviews:
1. Genc M, Mårdh P-A. Direct antigen detection tests in the diagnosis of Chlamydial infections. In: Mårdh P-A, Saikku P, ed. Chlamydial infections of the genital and respiratory tracts and allied conditions. 1991; 112-21.
2. Genc M, Mårdh P-A. Medical Decision Analysis. Upsala J Med Sci 1991; 50 (Suppl):26-9.
3. Genc M. Diagnosis of Genital Chlamydial Infection by Testing Urine [Master thesis]. Uppsala University, 1992.
4. Genc M. Cost-effectiveness of Screening for Chlamydial Genital Tract Infections [Doctoral thesis]. Uppsala University, 1995.
5. Genc M, Ledger WJ. Pelvic inflammatory disease diagnosis revisited. Surgical infections: Index and Reviews. 1999; 6: 4, 5, 15.
6. Mårdh P-A, Shoubnikova M, Genc M, Chaplinkas S, Unzeitig V. Health care of female commercial sex workers. Eur J Contraception Reproduc Health Care 1999; 4: 165-80.
7. Genc M, Ledger WJ. Syphilis in pregnancy. Sex Trans Inf. 2000; 76: 73-9.
8. Mårdh P-A, Rodrigues AG, Genc M, Novikova N, Martinez-de-Oliviera J, Guaschino S. Facts and myths on recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis. A review on epidemiology, clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and therapy. Int J STD AIDS 2002; 13:522-39.
9. Genc M, Onderdonk A, Witkin SS. Innate immune system gene polymorphisms in women with vulvovaginal infections. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2004; 6:462-8.
10. Oral E, Genc M. Hormonal monitoring of the first trimester pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2004; 31:767-8.
11. Loughrey J, Genc M. Orthopedic problems and maternal trauma In: Datta S, ed. Anesthetic and Obstetric Management of high Pregnancy (3nd ed.). Springer Verlag, NY, 2004; 233-44.
12. Genc M, Schantz-Dunn J. The role of gene-environment interaction in predicting adverse pregnancy outcome. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2007; 21: 492-504.
13. Genc M. Managing preterm birth to lower the risks of cerebral palsy. OBG Management. 2008; 20: 32-45.
14. Genc M and Ford CE. The clinical use of inflammatory markers during pregnancy. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2010;22:116-21.
