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Fred Rosen (physician)

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Fred S. Rosen
Born(1930-05-25)May 25, 1930
DiedMay 21, 2005(2005-05-21) (aged 74)
NationalityUSA
AwardsE. Mead Johnson Award (1971)
Scientific career
FieldsPaediatrics
Immunology
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School
Harvard Center for Blood Research
Children's Hospital of Boston

Fred S. Rosen (May 25, 1930 – May 21, 2005) was a paediatrician and immunologist at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Center for Blood Research, and Children's Hospital of Boston. He was also an expert in antique furniture.

Rosen discovered, early in his career, the cause of X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome. He also worked on X-linked agammaglobulinaemia.