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. 2008 Jun 1;8(3):309–311. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-3-309

The centenary of Garrod's Croonian lectures

David J Weatherall 1
PMCID: PMC4953839  PMID: 18624044

Abstract

Archibald Garrod's Croonian lectures, Inborn errors of metabolism, were delivered at the Royal College of Physicians in June 1908. Although their significance remained dormant for many years, and is still not fully appreciated, they are now recognised as the foundation of medical genetics.

KEY WORDS: Archibald Garrod, medical genetics

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