Together, these scientists deduced the structure and complete amino acid sequence of IgG, a feat for which they were jointly awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Conxuntamente, estes científicos deduciron a estrutura e a secuencia completa de aminoácidos da IgG, polo cal recibiron ex aequo o Premio Nobel de Fisioloxía ou Medicina en 1972.