Osteogenic tumour in Australopithecus sediba: Earliest hominin evidence for neoplastic disease

Osteogenic tumour in Australopithecus sediba: Earliest hominin evidence for neoplastic disease

We describe the earliest evidence for neoplastic disease in the hominin lineage. This is reported from the type specimen of the extinct hominin Australopithecus sediba from Malapa, South Africa, dated to 1.98 million years ago. The affected individual was male and developmentally equivalent to a hum...

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Main Authors: Patrick S. Randolph-Quinney, Scott A. Williams, Maryna Steyn, Marc R. Meyer, Smilg S. Jacqueline, Steven E. Churchill, Edward J. Odes, Tanya Augustine, Paul Tafforeau, Lee R. Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2016-07-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Subjects:
Malapa
palaeopathology
neoplasia
taphonomy
osteoma
malignant
Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3562

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