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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- In 1927, Guido Fanconi, a Swiss pediatrician published his observations ‘Familiäre, infantile, perniziosaartige Anämie’{Familial, infantile, pernicious anemia}.
- In 1931, Erwin Uehlinger, a German Pathologist, published article showing that findings of Guido Fanconi are different from pernicious anemia this type of constitutional anaemia was often associated with pancytopenia and that congenital malformations.[1]
- In 1967, Guido Fanconi, a Swiss pediatrician, described Fanconi anemia (FA) findings as separate entity than pernicious anemia.[2]
- In 1931, Otto Naegeli, a Swiss hematologist introduced the name ‘Fanconi's Anaemia'[3]
References
- ↑ Adler CP (1981). "[In Memoriam: Erwin Uehlinger (8. August 1899 - 18. April 1980)]". Pathol Res Pract. 171 (3–4): 281–4. doi:10.1016/S0344-0338(81)80100-8. PMID 7024952.
- ↑ Akkari Y, Olson S (2004). "Fanconi Anemia: A Decade of Discoveries". J Assoc Genet Technol. 30 (2): 48–53. PMID 15345865.
- ↑ Scheidegger D (2008). "Otto Naegeli Prize awarded to Pierre-Alain Clavien". Swiss Med Wkly. 138 (25–26): 359–60. doi:2008/25/smw-12354 Check
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