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Jean Dausset

Nobel Prize history for Jean Dausset based on the award records stored in the World History Database.

1Recorded awards

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Recorded Nobel Prize awards

1 distinct award entry or entries in the World History Database.

1980Physiology or Medicine 1980 award index

Jean Dausset receives part of the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering human leukocyte antigens. His findings made the genetic basis of tissue compatibility clearer and greatly improved the scientific foundations of organ transplantation.

Recorded place: Stockholm · Database category: Science / Medicine

Other recipients in the same prize year and category

Baruj Benacerraf1980 · Physiology or Medicine George Davis Snell1980 · Physiology or Medicine

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