Munro, Thomas Arthur

Date:
1935-1966
Reference:
PENROSE/3/13/27
Part of:
L. S. Penrose Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Correspondence regarding phenylketonuria, catatonic schizophrenia, heredity and human genetics, Huntington's chorea, and a consanguinity survey.

Also includes correspondence that mentions the difficulty of getting academic papers published during World War Two.

Enclosures include two typewritten drafts of the unpublished paper "The Relationship of Consanguineous Parentage to Mental Disorder" written by Munro during the war, with tables and manuscript notes; "A study of the linkage relationships between the gene for phenylketonuria and the ABO and MN allelomorphs in man", T Munro, L Penrose, G Taylor; and a two page summary of the relationship between Munro and Penrose written by Penrose and sent to the Lancet in 1966.

Publication/Creation

1935-1966

Physical description

42 letters plus 11 enclosures

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 2037.

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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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