Johann Pompe

Joannes Cassianus Pompe (1901-1945) was a Dutch pathologist.[1]

He characterized the condition now known as Glycogen storage disease type II in 1932.[2] It is sometimes referred to by his name.[3]

He was executed by the German army in April 1945 for espionage.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kroos M, Pomponio RJ, van Vliet L, et al. (June 2008). "Update of the Pompe disease mutation database with 107 sequence variants and a format for severity rating". Hum. Mutat. 29 (6): E13–26. doi:10.1002/humu.20745. PMID 18425781. 
  2. ^ Pompe J-C. Over idiopatische hypertropie van het hart. Ned Tijdscr Geneeskd 1932; 76:304.
  3. ^ "Pompe disease definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms". http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11417. 
  4. ^ Whitworth, Judith A.; Firkin, Barry G. (1996). Dictionary of medical eponyms. New York: Parthenon Pub. pp. 312. ISBN 1-85070-333-7.