# Gabriella Morreale

> Gabriella Morreale de Escobar was an Italian-born Spanish chemist who specialised in the thyroid. She and her husband Francisco Escobar del Rey showed that thyroid hormones cross the placenta during pregnancy and are essential for fetal brain development. She established a national newborn screening program for congenital hypothyroidism in Spain and helped to introduce iodised salt to prevent thyroid problems caused by iodine deficiency.

*Italian-Spanish scientist and chemist (1930-2017)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Italy
- **Born:** 1930-04-07
- **Died:** 2017-12-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.8 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Gabriella Morreale de Escobar](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Morreale_de_Escobar)
- [جابرييلا موريالى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89)
- [Gabriella Morreale](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Morreale)
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- [Gabriella Morreale](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Morreale)
- [Gabriella Morreale de Escobar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Morreale_de_Escobar)
- [Gabriella Morreale](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Morreale)
- [Gabriella Morreale](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Morreale)
- [Gabriella Morreale](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriella_Morreale)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19766181)

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