About Horst Bickel
Lived 1918 – 2000 (aged 82). Horst Bickel was a German physician, pediatrician and university teacher.
Horst Bickel (28 June 1918 – 1 December 2000) was a German medical doctor.
With Guido Fanconi, he characterized Glycogen storage disease type XI in 1949.
He was also involved in the development of treatments for phenylketonuria. In 1951, Bickel, Evelyn Hickmans and John Gerrard were persuaded by a persistent mother to help her daughter, Sheila, who was suffering from phenylketonuria. They created a diet that was low in phenylalanine and the daughter's condition improved.
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Who was Horst Bickel?
German pediatrician (1918–2000)
When was Horst Bickel born?
Horst Bickel was born on 28 June 1918 in Hamburg.
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Horst Bickel died on 1 December 2000 in Baabe.
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Horst Bickel was a physician, pediatrician and university teacher.
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Horst Bickel was German.
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