Peter Harper (geneticist)
British physician (1939–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Peter Stanley Harper CBE FLS FRCP (28 April 1939 – 23 January 2021[1]) was a British physician and academic who was University Research Professor (Emeritus) in Human Genetics at Cardiff University. His work focused on researching neurogenetics and has resulted in discoveries concerning muscular dystrophies and Huntington's disease. He was knighted in 2004 for services to medicine.
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Sir Peter Harper CBE | |
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Born | Peter Stanley Harper (1939-04-28)28 April 1939 Barnstaple, Devon, England |
Died | 23 January 2021(2021-01-23) (aged 81) |
Known for | Work on muscular dystrophy and Huntington's disease |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neurogenetics |
Institutions | Cardiff University University of Wales College of Medicine UK Human Genetics Commission Advisory Committee on Genetic testing Nuffield Council on Bioethics |
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