Norio Niikawa | |
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新川 詔夫 | |
Born | 8 May 1942 |
Died | 4 April 2022 | (aged 79)
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Hokkaido University |
Known for | Kabuki syndrome Earwax gene |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pediatrics Medical genetics |
Institutions | Health Sciences University of Hokkaido Nagasaki University Geneva University Hokkaido University |
Doctoral students | Naomichi Matsumoto |
Norio Niikawa (新川 詔夫, Niikawa Norio, 8 May 1942 – 11 April 2020) was a Japanese physician and medical geneticist who discovered an autosomal dominant disorder, Kabuki syndrome, also known as Niikawa-Kuroki syndrome.[1]