Renata Laxova
American geneticist (1931–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Renata Laxova (July 15, 1931 – November 30, 2020) was a Czech American pediatric geneticist and a professor of genetics at the Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] She was the discoverer of the Neu-Laxová syndrome, a rare congenital abnormality involving multiple organs, with autosomal recessive inheritance.[2][3]
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Renata Laxova | |
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Born | (1931-07-15)15 July 1931 |
Died | 30 November 2020(2020-11-30) (aged 89) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Brno |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Genetics |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
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