Borrini, M, Riccadonna, L and Borrini, C (2014) A possible juvenile hypochondroplasia case from the mass grave of Lazzaretto Nuovo Island (Venice). Museologia Scientifica e Naturalistica, 10 (2). pp. 97-101. ISSN 1824-2707

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Abstract

Among the remains of individuals buried in the cemetery of the New Lazaretto (Venice) during the plague epidemic of 1576, a juvenile skeleton with a discrepancy between the biological age at death obtained by the diaphyseal length was recovered. Other skeletal indicators from the humerus and the shoulder girdle show a craniocaudal reduction of bone length. Associated with other morphological changes and signs, the individual is diagnosed with hypochondroplasia, a specific form of dwarfism.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QM Human anatomy
Divisions:	Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19)
Publisher:	Annali dell'Universita degli Studi di Ferrara
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2017 12:03
Last Modified:	18 May 2022 08:51
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1619

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