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@article{item_3251881,
title = {{A case of dwarfism in 6th century Italy: Bioarchaeological assessment of a hereditary disorder}},
author = {Traversari, Mirko and Da Via, Silvia and Petrella, Enrico and Feeney, Robin N.M. and Benazzi, Stefano},
language = {eng},
issn = {1879-9817},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijpp.2020.03.003},
publisher = {Elsevier},
year = {2020},
date = {2020},
abstract = {{Objective{\textless}br{\textgreater}The skeletal remains of a short-statured individual (T17) are described and a differential diagnosis performed to determine the etiology of the condition.{\textless}br{\textgreater}Materials{\textless}br{\textgreater}An individual considered pathologically short in stature was discovered in the burial site of Piazza XX Settembre, Modena (northern Italy).{\textless}br{\textgreater}Methods{\textless}br{\textgreater}Morphological and morphometric analyses were performed, and T17 was compared to dwarfs from other localities and periods and to the adult female population from the same site. A paleopathological survey was undertaken to assess the degree of the skeletal elements of T17 were affected.{\textless}br{\textgreater}Results{\textless}br{\textgreater}T17 was a female, 20{\textendash}30 years of age at death, with a stature of 128 cm and disproportionate dwarfism associated with congenital skeletal dysplasia.{\textless}br{\textgreater}Conclusions{\textless}br{\textgreater}T17 likely affected by a form of hypochondroplasia.{\textless}br{\textgreater}Significance{\textless}br{\textgreater}Anatomical consequences of hypochondroplasia are presented, and the timeframe and associated burial goods suggest a 6th-century Lombard short stature belonging to one of the earliest Lombard settlements in Italy.{\textless}br{\textgreater}Suggestions for further research{\textless}br{\textgreater}Future genetic analysis would resolve if the mutation in the type 3 fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR3) is present in the remains of T17; however, it is not exclusivly linked to hypochondroplasia.}},
journal = {{International Journal of Paleopathology}},
volume = {30},
pages = {110--117},
}