Torsten Sjögren
Male, Deceased Person
1896 – 1974
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Who was Torsten Sjögren?
Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren was a Swedish psychiatrist and geneticist. He was born in Södertälje and died in Gothenburg.
Sjögren-Larsson syndrome is named for him.
Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome is also named for him.
He was also involved in the characterization of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.
He should not be confused with Henrik Sjögren, for whom Sjögren's syndrome is named.
Torsten Sjögren was professor of psychiatry at Karolinska Institutet from 1945 to 1961. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1951.
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- Born
- Jan 30, 1896
Sweden - Also known as
- Karl Sjögren
- Education
- Uppsala University
- Died
- Jul 27, 1974
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on July 23, 2013
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