张福仁:致力于“消灭”麻风病的人

Zhang Furen: Engaging in Demolishing Leprosy

2009年,科学又给人类带来了福音。山东省皮肤病性病防治研究所张福仁率领的研究团队联合安徽医科大学张学军团队和新家坡基因研究所刘建军团队采用国际最新的全基因组关联分析方法,通过对11400名麻风病患者及健康对照者的研究,发现了7个麻风病的易感基因,取得具有世界领先水平的重大原创性成果。

Through their research on 11,400 lepers and healthy subjects, the research team headed by Zhang Furen, Director of Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology has identified seven leprosy susceptibility genes; this is a world original achievement at a leading level.