Teenage girl who lived in Italy 12,000 years ago had a rare form of dwarfism, DNA study shows

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Teenage Girl Who Lived In Italy 12,000 Years Ago Had A Rare Form Of Dwarfism, Dna Study Shows

By Live Science

A Stone Age person buried 12,000 years ago in a cave in Italy had a rare genetic disorder that shortened her arms and legs, a new study finds. A DNA analysis of her skeleton revealed that she was a teenage girl who had a rare form of dwarfism. The fi ...Read more

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