Dr. Hilario Soares de Gouvêa | |
|---|---|
 Hilario de Gouvêa in 1869 | |
| Born | 1843 Brazil |
| Died | 1929 (aged 85–86) |
| Known for | first documentation of hereditary cancer |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ophthalmology, Oncology |
Hilário de Gouveia
Hilário de Gouvêa (1843-1929) was a Brazilian ophthalmologist noted for being the first person to document a case of hereditary cancer.[1] The cause of the recessive familial retinoblastoma he described was later further investigated and resulted in the first reported example of a tumor suppressor gene, RB.
References
- ↑ Monteiro, Alvaro N.A.; Waizbort, Ricardo (2007-05-30). "The accidental cancer geneticist: Hilário de Gouvêa and hereditary retinoblastoma". Cancer Biology & Therapy. 6 (5): 811–813. doi:10.4161/cbt.6.5.4420. ISSN 1538-4047. PMID 17592249. S2CID 23841904.
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