Anita Harding
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Anita Elizabeth Harding (17 September 1952 – 11 September 1995) was an Irish-British neurologist, and Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Institute of Neurology of the University of London.[1] She is known for the discovery with Ian Holt and John Morgan-Hughes of the "first identification of a mitochondrial DNA mutation in human disease and the concept of tissue heteroplasmy of mutant mitochondrial DNA", published in Nature in 1986.[2] In 1985 she established the first neurogenetics research group in the United Kingdom at the UCL Institute of Neurology.
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Anita Harding | |
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Born | (1952-09-17)17 September 1952 |
Died | 11 September 1995(1995-09-11) (aged 42) |
Nationality | Irish-British |
Education | King Edward VI High School |
Alma mater | UCL Medical School |
Occupation | Neurologist |
Known for | The first identification of a mitochondrial DNA mutation in human disease, and the concept of tissue heteroplasmy of mutant mitochondrial DNA |
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