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Researchers analyzed DNA from a blood-stained piece of fabric cut from the sofa where Adolf Hitler died in 1945, with the sample obtained by US Army Colonel Roswell P. Rosengren and later housed at the Gettysburg Museum of History in Pennsylvania.</span

Researchers analyzed DNA from a blood-stained piece of fabric cut from the sofa where Adolf Hitler died in 1945, with the sample obtained by US Army Colonel Roswell P. Rosengren and later housed at the Gettysburg Museum of History in Pennsylvania.

The DNA analysis revealed Hitler had a mutation in the PROK2 gene associated with Kallmann syndrome, a genetic disorder that can delay puberty and affect sexual organ development, potentially explaining his documented undescended testicle from a 1923 medical report.</span

The DNA analysis revealed Hitler had a mutation in the PROK2 gene associated with Kallmann syndrome, a genetic disorder that can delay puberty and affect sexual organ development, potentially explaining his documented undescended testicle from a 1923 medical report.

Scientists confirmed the authenticity of the DNA sample by matching it with a living Austrian relative who shares Hitler's paternal lineage, with the Y chromosome data providing verification of the sample's legitimacy after nearly 80 years.</span

Scientists confirmed the authenticity of the DNA sample by matching it with a living Austrian relative who shares Hitler's paternal lineage, with the Y chromosome data providing verification of the sample's legitimacy after nearly 80 years.

The genetic testing showed Hitler scored in the top percentile for predisposition to autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, though researchers emphasized these polygenic risk scores indicate population-level trends rather than individual diagnoses.</span

The genetic testing showed Hitler scored in the top percentile for predisposition to autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, though researchers emphasized these polygenic risk scores indicate population-level trends rather than individual diagnoses.

The DNA analysis definitively ruled out longstanding rumors that Hitler had Jewish ancestry through his paternal grandfather, with the Y chromosome data matching his known male-line relatives and confirming his Austrian German heritage.</span

The DNA analysis definitively ruled out longstanding rumors that Hitler had Jewish ancestry through his paternal grandfather, with the Y chromosome data matching his known male-line relatives and confirming his Austrian German heritage.

Professor Turi King, who led the research and previously identified Richard III's remains, noted that Hitler's genetic profile would have placed him among those targeted by Nazi eugenics policies, stating he likely would have been sent to gas chambers.</span

Professor Turi King, who led the research and previously identified Richard III's remains, noted that Hitler's genetic profile would have placed him among those targeted by Nazi eugenics policies, stating he likely would have been sent to gas chambers.

DNA Analysis of Hitler's Blood Reveals Genetic Disorders

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