Menkes

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Menkes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • John Menkes (1928– 2008), Austrian-American pediatric neurologist and author of fictional novels and plays
  • Murray Menkes (died 2013), Canadian property developer
  • Nina Menkes (born 1955), American women film director
  • Suzy Menkes (born 1943), British fashion journalist

See also[edit]

  • Menkes disease, also known as Menkes syndrome, is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in genes coding for the copper-transport protein ATP7A, leading to copper deficiency
  • Menke