奧古斯都·奧登

奧古斯都·奧登（Augusto Daniel Odone，），世界銀行經濟學家，其兒子是罕見疾病腎上腺腦白質失養症（ALD）的患者羅倫佐·奧登。他們研發出飲用三油酸甘油酯（glycerol trioleate）與三芥子酸甘油脂（glycerol trierucate）的混合油的療法，這種油後來便稱為「羅倫佐的油」。有一部同名電影《羅倫佐的油》來描述羅倫佐的故事。

奧古斯都·奧登獲得斯特靈大學名譽博士學位。他繼續籌集資金，推動科學專案直到他去世為止。

參考

參考文獻

Vedantam, Shankar. "A Real-Life Sequel to 'Lorenzo's Oil'; After His Death, Scientist's Work May Bear Fruit." The Washington Post. January 28, 2007.

延伸閱讀

 Remembering Michaela, an article by Augusto Odone
 The Myelin Project
 Real-Life Sequel to Lorenzo's Oil  Describes the death of , the doctor who worked with the Odones, and his later work to develop a test that would spot ALD in newborn babies.

外部連結
Lorenzo Odone  - Daily Telegraph obituary

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