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American rheumatologist and biochemical geneticist J Seegmiller (1920-2006) c.1966

J(arvis) ("Jay") Seegmiller is best known for his role in discovering the biochemical basis of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, establishing it as a disease with a defined cause. (Source: National Institutes of Health. See: Anonymous. Drs. Decker, Seegmiller head new sections of NIAMD's A&R Branch. The NIH Record 1966;18(9):8. Figure edited by Douglas J Lanska MD MS MSPH.)

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