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Ruth Ellen Magenis
American clinical geneticist and cytogeneticist, Oregon.
Associated eponyms:
Smith-Magenis syndrome (Ann C. M. Smith)
A rare condition characterized by distinctive facial features, cognitive impairment with learning difficulties, and behavioral abnormalities.
Biography:
Ruth Ellen Magenis, MD, FAAP, FACMG. is an internationally recognized clinical geneticist and cytogeneticist. By autumn 2006 she worked in the Departments of Molecular and Medical Genetics and Child Development Rehabilitation Center at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
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