Janet Rowley
American human geneticist
Janet Davison Rowley (April 5, 1925 - December 17, 2013)[1] was an American geneticist. She was the first scientist to identify a chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers in humans.
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![]() Rowley at the White House in August 2009 | |
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Died | December 17, 2013 | (aged 88)
Known for | Identified chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers |
Rowley died at the age of 88 from complications of ovarian cancer.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Janet Rowley, cancer genetics researcher dies at 88". Huffington Post.com. Retrieved December 18, 2013.