Mercer, D

Date:
Mar 1963 - Jan 1964
Reference:
PENROSE/2/20/16/53
Part of:
L. S. Penrose Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Letters between D Mercer, Medical Registrar at St. Martin's Hospital, and Penrose regarding analysis of the palm and foot prints for a Down's syndrome patient. Mercer also agrees to take a skin biopsy for analysis at the Galton Laboratory. Encloses rough and printed notes on the chromosomal analysis from skin culture, a family pedigree, karyograms, drawings of the dermal ridge main lines, and dermatoglyphic reports.

Publication/Creation

Mar 1963 - Jan 1964

Physical description

24 folios

Location of duplicates

A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

Terms of use

This material contains sensitive personal data. Access to this material will not be granted until after the last date of closure, unless written permission is given by the individual(s) concerned. Closed until 1 January 2065.

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Location of original

The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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