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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox scientist David E. Comings (born March 8, 1935)[1][2] is an American medical geneticist and former chief of genetics at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, a position he held from 1966 until his 2002 retirement.[3][4][2] He has served as the president of the American Society of Human Genetics (1988) and the editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Human Genetics (1979–86).[2] He has been a fellow of the American Society for Clinical Investigation since 1968.[5] He is known for his research on the genetics of Tourette's syndrome, which he began studying in 1980 with his wife, Brenda Comings.[6][4] He has also studied the role of genetics in nicotine addiction[7] and alcoholism.[8] Although Dr. Comings retired in 2002 (and closed his laboratory at the end of 2003), he remained active in the field through 2016. He currently directs 'The Comings Foundation': a private foundation (www.TheComingsFoundation.org) devoted to combatting climate change and advancing the Medical Sciences.

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