University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Pediatric Allergist

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Professor of Medicine
Director, Section of Allergy

Board Certifications
Allergy and Immunology
Internal Medicine

Sees patients At
-University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview
-Allergy and Asthma Clinic (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
Allergy & asthma diagnosis
Allergy & asthma treatment
Genetics of allergy & asthma

Education
Medical School
University of Minnesota

Site of Residency
Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO
University of Minnesota

Site of Fellowship
University of Michigan

Awards and Honors
Mpls. St. Paul Magazine Top Doctors 2008

Research Interest(s)
Asthma
Atopic disease
Immunogenetics

Selected Recent Publications
Blumenthal MN, Langefeld CD, Lange E, Rich SS and the CSGA. A genome-wide search for allergic response (atopy) genes in three ethnic groups: collaborative study on the genetics of asthma (CSGA). Hum Genet. 2004;114(2):157-164.

Blumenthal MN, Ober C, Beaty TH, Bleecker ER, Langefeld CD, King RA, Lester L, Cox N, Barnes K, Togias A, Mathias R, Meyers DA, Oetting W, Rich SS and the CSGA. Genome scan for loci linked to mite sensitivity. Genes Immunity. 5(3):226-31, 2004.

Pillai S, Cousens D, Barnes A, Buckley P, Chiano M, Hoskings L, Cameron L, Fling M, Foley JJ, Green A, Sarau H, Schmidt D, Sprankle C, Blumenthal M, Vestbo J, Kennedy-Wilson K, Wixted W, Anderson W, Wagner M, the Investigators of the GAIN Network and Ignar D. A coding polymorphism in the CYSLT2 receptor with reduced affinity to LTD4 is associated with asthma. Pharmacogenetics. 14(9): 627-33, 2004.

Libeler CL, Lin CY, Chiu YK, Blumenthal MN, Rosenberg A. Evidence that negative feedback between antibody concentration and affinity regulates humoral response consolidation to a non-infectious antigen in infants. Mol Immunol. 42(1): 19-30, 2005.

Blumenthal MN. The role of genetics in the development of asthma and atopy. Curr Opinion Allergy Immunol. 5(2): 141-145, 2005.

Blumenthal MN, Langefeld CD, Barnes KC, Ober C, Meyers DA, King RA, Beaty TH, Beck SR, Bleecker ER, Rich SS; for the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Asthma. A genome-wide search for quantitative trait loci contributing to variation in seasonal pollen reactivity. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 117(1): 79-85, 2006.

Jackola DR, Liebeler CL, Willaert R, Luah S-S, Oetting W, King RA, Blumenthal MN. CD14 promoter polymorphisms in atopic families: implications for modulated allergen-specific IgE and IgG1 responses. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 139: 217-224, 2006.

Wust SK, Blumenthal MN, Benson BA, Corazalla EO and Dalmasso AP. Complement in asthma: sensitivity to activation and generation of C3a and C5 via the different complement pathways. J Lab Clin Med. 2006, in press.