Leena Peltonen-Palotie
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 14 years ago |
Date of birth | June 16,1952 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Helsinki |
Finland | |
Died | Helsinki |
Finland | |
Children | Kristian Palotie |
Laura Maria Aarnontytär | |
Kristian Veikko Aarnonpoika | |
Awards | Prix van Gysel |
Stora Fernströmpriset | |
Education | University of Oulu |
Wellcome Sanger Institute | |
Date of died | March 11,2010 |
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ID | 3348443 |
Leena Peltonen-Palotie Life story
Leena Peltonen-Palotie was a Finnish geneticist who contributed to the identification of 15 genes for Finnish heritage diseases, including arterial hypertension, schizophrenia, lactose intolerance, arthrosis and multiple sclerosis. She was considered one of the world's leading molecular geneticists.