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Henri G. Hers
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Henri G. Hers
Henri-Géry Hers
(1923–2008) was a
Belgian
physiologist and biochemist, and a professor at the
Universite Catholique de Louvain
. He was notable for his work on carbohydrate metabolism and genetic disorders associated with it. An example is Hers' disease -
Glycogen storage disease type VI
- caused by deficiency of hepatic
phosphorylase
associated with an enlarged liver and mild hypoglycaemia. In 1966, he was awarded the
Francqui Prize
on Biological and Medical Sciences, and in 1975 was awarded the
Gairdner Foundation International Award
of the
Gairdner Foundation
.
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