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Sakai, Tetsuo was born on December 9, 1951 in Yame City, Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Susumu and Miyuki Sakai.
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Tetsuo Sakai
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Tetsuo Sakai, Japanese neurologist. Achievements include discovery of Machado-Joseph disease in a non-Portuguese family; discovery of abnormal composition of covalently bound fatty acids in chorea-acanthocytosis; discovery of novel treatment for Machado-Joseph disease. Member of Japanese Society Neurology (member council).
Education
Doctor of Medicine, Kurume University, Japan, 1977. Degree Medical Science, Kyushu University, Japan, 1986.
Career
Chief department neurology National Chikugo Hospital, Japan, 1987—2002. Director neuro-muscular diseases center Yanagawa (Japan) Rehabilitation Hospital, since 2002.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Japanese Society Neurology (member council).
Connections
Married Mitsuko Koga. Children: Fumiko, Kazunori, Hiromitsu.
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1977
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1986