Horst Bickel
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Horst Bickel was a German doctor.
With Guido Fanconi
, he characterized Glycogen storage disease type XI
in 1949.
He was also involved in the development of treatments for phenylketonuria
.
With Guido Fanconi
Guido Fanconi
Guido Fanconi was a Swiss pediatrician. He was born in Poschiavo, Canton Grisons in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland. Fanconi is regarded as one of the founders of modern pediatrics....
, he characterized Glycogen storage disease type XI
Glycogen storage disease type XI
Glycogen storage disease type XI is a form of glycogen storage disease.It is also known as "Fanconi-Bickel syndrome", for Guido Fanconi and Horst Bickel.It is associated with GLUT2....
in 1949.
He was also involved in the development of treatments for phenylketonuria
Phenylketonuria
Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive metabolic genetic disorder characterized by a mutation in the gene for the hepatic enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase , rendering it nonfunctional. This enzyme is necessary to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine to the amino acid tyrosine...
.