Thomas Hodgkin
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- Analysis of Relative Gene Expression Data Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT Method
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- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
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- U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
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- STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
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- UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 44,354x
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Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Hodgkin , 17 August 1798, Pentonville, Middlesex , England
- Died
- 5 April 1866 (1866-04-05) (aged 67), Jaffa , Jerusalem Sanjak , Ottoman Palestine
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Father
- John Hodgkin
- Known for
- Preventive medicine , First account of Hodgkin's Disease
- Fields
- Pathologist
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Hodgkin RMS (17 August 1798 – 5 April 1866) was a British physician, considered one of the most prominent pathologists of his time and a pioneer in preventive medicine. He is now best known for the first account of Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma and blood disease, in 1832. Hodgkin's work marked the beginning of times when a pathologist was actively involved in the clinical process. He was a contemporary of Thomas Addison and Richard Bright at Guy's Hospital in London.
Early life
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