Mário Corino da Costa Andrade (10 June 1906 in Moura – 16 June 2005 in Porto) was a leading twentieth century Portuguese neurologist and researcher who first described the familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) syndrome that later came to be associated with his name (Corino de Andrade disease).[1]
Corino Andrade | |
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| Born | Mário Corino da Costa Andrade 10 June 1906 |
| Died | 16 June 2005 (aged 99) Porto, Portugal |
| Known for | Describing the familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy syndrome |
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| Fields | Neurology, genetics |
| Institutions | Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (founder) |
Corino was a founder of the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, a major bioscience research institute located in Porto.
A staunch opponent of the Salazar regime, Andrade was imprisoned by the Portuguese Secret Police (PIDE) for belonging to a political group critical of the government.[1]
He spent a great deal of time collaborating with scientists abroad and had a profound effect on the structure and organization of the current healthcare system in northern Portugal.