He world of science is mourning the death of the Colombian Francisco Lopera Restrepowho was a doctor who led the fight against the Alzheimer.
“With profound sadness, admiration and gratitude, we say goodbye today (Tuesday) to an invaluable human being, a rigorous professional, an inspiring professor and a curious and creative researcher who paved a path in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Thank you forever, Dr. Lopera!”, reported the University of Antioquia, institution where the specialist worked for decades.
Francisco Lopera sought to cure his family
The doctor, 73 years old, was the founder of the Antioquia Neuroscience Groupcompleted his studies at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Antioquiawhere he graduated as a surgeon and clinical neurologist. He specialized in neuropediatrics y neuropsychologya in the Catholic University of Louvainin Belgium.
His inclination for the study of neurodegenerative diseases It was because his grandmother He began to lose his memory, a fact that motivated him to continue preparing himself and be able to cure her.
One of the most important scientific contributions of Francisco Lopera It was the discovery of the so-called ‘paisa mutation’ or presenilin E280A, which is an alteration in chromosome 14, an autosomal dominant variant that affects a large number of people in Antioquia, Colombia.
For four decades, the colombian and his research team set out to document 25 families suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. From among more than 6,000 members, the scientists were able to demonstrate that 1,200 members were carriers of the ‘Paisa mutation‘ that affects an entire town because the Europeans They brought that evil from the years 500 or 600.
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