John H. Edwards
John Hilton Edwards | |
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| Born | 26 March 1928 London, England |
| Died | 11 October 2007 (aged 79) Oxford, England |
| Education | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Known for | Description of trisomy 18 syndrome (Edwards syndrome) |
| Spouse | Felicity Claire Toussaint |
| Children | Four: Vanessa, Conrad, Penelope and Matthew |
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| Relatives | A. W. F. Edwards (brother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medical genetics |
| Institutions | University of Birmingham, Oxford University, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Academic advisors | Lancelot Hogben |
John Hilton Edwards (26 March 1928 – 11 October 2007) was a British medical geneticist. Edwards reported the first description of a syndrome of multiple congenital malformations associated the presence of an extra chromosome. The extra chromosome belonged to the E group of chromosomes which consisted of chromosomes 16, 17 and 18. The condition is now known as Edwards syndrome or trisomy 18 syndrome.