Janet Rowley

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.

Janet Rowley
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Rowley at the White House in August 2009
Born(1925-04-05)April 5, 1925
DiedDecember 17, 2013(2013-12-17) (aged 88)
Known forIdentified chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers

Rowley died at the age of 88 from complications of ovarian cancer.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Janet Rowley, cancer genetics researcher dies at 88". Huffington Post.com. Retrieved December 18, 2013.