title: Otto Ullrich and his syndromes.
abstract: A half-century ago Otto Ullrich became the first clinical geneticist to assume the Chairmanship of a clinical department in a medical school. Clinical genetics owes Ullrich the delineation and definition of several important genetic diseases and syndromes, most importantly the condition named after him and Henry Turner. This paper reports on Ullrich's teacher, his career, his personality, and "his" syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Kinderklinik Christian-Albrecht's-Universität, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000266:history; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000266:history; D013577:Syndrome; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000266:history*