US EditionHitler likely had genetic condition limiting sexual development: research
DNA from Hitler's 1945 bunker blood reveals a PROK2 mutation linked to Kallmann syndrome and high genetic risk for autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder, researchers say.
- On November 15, Channel 4 will premiere Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator, revealing the first sequencing of Adolf Hitler's genome and genetic evidence of underdeveloped sex organs and high polygenic risk scores for autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar.
- An American colonel removed a bloodstain from Hitler's Berlin bunker sofa, which was authenticated by matching its Y chromosome to a known male relative before sequencing, with producer permission from a history museum.
- Genetic analysis identified a PROK2 deletion that reduces GnRH and testosterone, linked to Kallmann syndrome which can cause undescended testicles and sometimes a micropenis.
- Experts warned genetics can't fully explain behaviour and urged caution, as Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen and Dr Nicholas Wright stressed limits of polygenic scores, while documentary makers and producers confirmed repeated verification and sparked debate among scholars and clinicians.
- Sequencing also undercuts long-running ancestry myths, as genetic analysis suggests a mainly Austrian-German background, while Blink Films and ITV Studios raise ethical concerns about stigma.
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Researchers say they have verified and sequenced Hitler’s DNA. A new documentary reveals the findings
Analysis of Adolf Hitler’s DNA reveals he may have had a rare genetic disorder that delays puberty, a new documentary says. Experts say that more details are needed.
British documentary makers claim to have decoded Adolf Hitler's DNA
This study, based on the dictator's DNA, reveals that he was suffering from Kallmann's syndrome, which often manifests itself in abnormal sexual organ development.
DNA analyses conducted by British researchers finally lift the veil on Hitler's origins and health. The study confirms that he did not have Jewish ascendant and reveals genetic disorders
For the first time, a sample of tissue bearing the DNA of Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazis during the Second World War, was studied by scientists.
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