The German dictator Adolf Hitler he suffered Kallmann syndromea genetic disorder that hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to DNA analysis revealed in a documentary on British television Channel 4. According to the program, which will be broadcast this Saturday although some details have been advanced, the Research was led by geneticist Turi Kingrenowned expert who in 2012 identified the remains of King Richard III (English monarch between 1483 and 1485).
Hitler’s DNA was studied from a piece of bloody fabric from the sofa where the Nazi dictator took his own life, according to the program, titled “Hitler’s DNA. A Dictator’s Project.” It was in May 1945 when Allied soldiers toured Hitler’s refuge in Berlin and one of them decided to take home a piece of fabric from that sofa where he had committed suicide. That piece of cloth has now been analyzed in depth to sequence the DNA of the Nazi dictator (1889-1945).
The discovery of Kallmann syndrome matches medical records from Landsberg prisonwhere Hitler was held in 1923, discovered by German researchers in 2010, who indicate that a doctor certified that the Nazi leader had right cryptorchidism, that is, incomplete descent of one of the testicles.
If he had seen his own genetic results, he would almost certainly have condemned himself to the gas chambers.
According to experts, up to 10% of people with Kallmann syndrome also have a micropenis and the most common symptoms are low or fluctuating testosterone levels. The program offers details of Hitler’s sexual development, an analysis of his ancestry and questions about his psychological state. “If you had seen your own genetic results, you would almost certainly he would have condemned himself to the gas chambers“says King in the documentary. At another point, King emphasizes that Hitler did not have Jewish ancestry, as had been surmised some time ago.
King decided to participate in the analysis after several laboratories refused to collaborate and taking into account that historical DNA is currently being analyzed, dating back to Roman times. “I thought about it a lot, but it will be done at some point and we wanted to make sure it was done.” in an extremely methodical and rigorous way“said King, who made it clear that “genetics does not justify what he did at all.”
