About: Johanna Rommens

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Johanna Rommens is a Canadian geneticist who was on the research team which identified and cloned the CFTR gene, which when mutated, is responsible for causing cystic fibrosis (CF). She later discovered the gene responsible for Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes pancreatic and hematologic problems. She is a Senior Scientist Emeritus at SickKids Research Institute and a Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto.

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  • Johanna Rommens is a Canadian geneticist who was on the research team which identified and cloned the CFTR gene, which when mutated, is responsible for causing cystic fibrosis (CF). She later discovered the gene responsible for Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes pancreatic and hematologic problems. She is a Senior Scientist Emeritus at SickKids Research Institute and a Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto. (en)
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  • molecular genetics (en)
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  • discovery of genes responsible for cystic fibrosis and Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (en)
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  • Johanna Rommens (en)
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  • Hospital for Sick Children, SickKids Research Institute, University of Toronto (en)
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  • Johanna Rommens is a Canadian geneticist who was on the research team which identified and cloned the CFTR gene, which when mutated, is responsible for causing cystic fibrosis (CF). She later discovered the gene responsible for Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes pancreatic and hematologic problems. She is a Senior Scientist Emeritus at SickKids Research Institute and a Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto. (en)
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