Osteological, biomolecular and geochemical examination of an early anglo-saxon case of lepromatous leprosy.

Osteological, biomolecular and geochemical examination of an early anglo-saxon case of lepromatous leprosy.

We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete remains are those of a young male, aged around 21-35 years at death. The remains show osteological evidence of lepromatous leprosy (LL) and this was confirmed by lipid biomarker analysis and ancient DN...

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Main Authors: Sarah A Inskip, G Michael Taylor, Sonia R Zakrzewski, Simon A Mays, Alistair W G Pike, Gareth Llewellyn, Christopher M Williams, Oona Y-C Lee, Houdini H T Wu, David E Minnikin, Gurdyal S Besra, Graham R Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124282

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