title: Jérôme Lejeune (1926-1994): father of modern genetics.
abstract: Jérôme Lejeune's greatest achievement was the discovery of the genetic basis of Down's syndrome, which he named trisomy 21. His important research in human genetics, as well as his humanitarian spirit and fight against therapeutic abortion, rightly led to his recognition as the founder of modern genetics.
authors.affiliation: History of Medicine Department, University of Athens, Greece. mariannakaramanou@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karamanou
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kanavakis
authors.forename: Ariadni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mavrou
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petridou
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic / Q000266:history*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000266:history*; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans