Title
Genetic and congenital disorders in pre-Hispanic Moche pottery
Date Issued
01 June 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Abstract
The Moche were a pre-Hispanic, pre-Incan people who inhabited northwestern Peru from 50 to 850 AD and left behind a large body of ceramic artwork. We present 26 pieces from 5 museums, which seem to show individuals with malformations, minor anomalies, and possible genetic syndromes. Possible diagnoses include cleft lip and palate, ocular anomalies such as hypertelorism and orbital dystopia, oligo- and polydactyly, conjoined twinning, clubfoot, Down syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, and Seckel syndrome. These ceramic portraits suggest that these people with received a certain respect or even elevated status within their society.
Start page
269
End page
277
Volume
187
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Historia Genética, Herencia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85105635119
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics
ISSN of the container
15524868
Sponsor(s)
The authors want to express their gratitude to all the staff in the five Moche museums mentioned (Museo Brüning, the Museo de la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, the Museo de Historia Natural y Cultural de la Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, the Museo Huacas de Moche, and the Museo Larco), both for their assistance and for their ongoing support in preserving Peruvian history. The authors also acknowledge their patients, parents, and families who live with these disorders; they remain in their inspiration for their clinical and research works.
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