1993 GUSELLA, James Francis (1952 – ); THE HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH GROUP; ET AL
A novel gene containing a trinucleotide repeat that is expanded and unstable on Huntington's disease chromosomes.
Identification by the many scientists in The Huntington's Disease Collaborative Research Group, including Gusella, of the single defective gene on chromosome 4 that causes the progressive brain disorder, Huntington's …
GMN 14008 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16313
1994 SKOLNICK, Mark Henry (1946 – ); MIKI, Yoshio; SHATTUCK-EIDENS, Donna; ET AL
A strong candidate for the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1.
Discovery of the BRCA1 gene using the technique of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). (Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)
GMN 14015 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16322
1994 STRATTON, Sir Michael Rudolf (1957 – ); WOOSTER, Richard; NEUHAUSEN, Susan L.; MANGION, Jonathan; ET AL
Location of a breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRACA2, to chromosome 13q12-13.
Stratton and colleagues discovered the BRCA2 gene. Oder of authorship in the original publication: Wooster, Neuhausen, Mangion....Stratton. (Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)
GMN 14016 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16323
2001 WAILOO, Keith A. (1962 – )
Dying in the City of the Blues: Sickle cell anemia and the politics of race and health.
"Set in Memphis, home of one of the nation's first sickle cell clinics, Dying in the City of the Blues reveals how the recognition, treatment, social understanding, and symbolism of the disease evolved in the twentiet…
GMN 10335 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12527
2011 PEMBERTON, Stephen
The bleeding disease: Hemophilia and the unintended consequences of medical progress.
GMN 10972 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13168
2021 FRANGOUL, Haydar A.; ALTSHULER, David Matthew (1964 – ); CAPPELLINI, Maria Domenica; ET AL
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing for sickle cell disease and ß-thalassemia.
First application of CRISPR gene editing in the successful cure of diseases. Order of authorship in the original publication: Frangoul, Altshuler, Cappellini. (Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpret…
GMN 13478 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15752
