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Homocystinuria, a Possible Solution of the Akhenaten’s Mystery
Mislav Čavka
; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Kelava
; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vlatka Čavka
; Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital »Sestre milosrdnice«, Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Bušić
; Department of Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Boris Olujić
; Department of History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Boris Brkljačić
; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Pharaoh Amenophis IV (Amenhotep IV), also known as Akhenaten, is the most mysterious person in Egyptian history and he still remains the object of academic argues. This revolutionary king introduced a new concept in Egyptian religion and arts. It is still unexplained if images of him and his family were just an artistic outbreak from old Egyptian canon or an excellent paleopathological study. Several pathologic conditions were proposed to explain his appearance but neither is completely acceptable. We propose a different disease that he could have suffered of: homocystinuria – lack of cysthationine-synthase. Our conclusion is that in comparison with up to date most convincing theory, that he was suffering of Marfan syndrome, our theory equally well explains his physical appearance but is better in explaining affecting and unaffecting of his relatives. This is the only theory about Akhenaten’s disease that could be checked in the near future.
Ključne riječi
Egypt; history of medicine; Akhenaten; ancient history; pharaoh; homocystinuria
Hrčak ID:
51774
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Datum izdavanja:
25.3.2010.
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