Hilário de Gouvêa (1843-1929) was a Brazilian
ophthalmologist
Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgery, surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.
An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Followin ...
noted for being the first person to document a case of hereditary cancer.
The cause of the
recessive familial
retinoblastoma he described was later further investigated and resulted in the first reported example of a
tumor suppressor gene,
RB.
References
Brazilian ophthalmologists
1843 births
1929 deaths
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