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Seshadri KG. The breasts of Tutankhamun. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012;16(3):429-30doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.95696.
Seshadri, K. G. (2012). The breasts of Tutankhamun. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism, 16(3), 429-30. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.95696
Seshadri, Krishna G. "The breasts of Tutankhamun." Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism vol. 16,3 (2012): 429-30. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.95696
Seshadri KG. The breasts of Tutankhamun. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 May;16(3):429-30. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.95696. PMID: 22629513; PMCID: PMC3354854.
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Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 May;16(3):429-30. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.95696.

The breasts of Tutankhamun.

Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism

Krishna G Seshadri

Affiliations

  1. Department of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

PMID: 22629513 PMCID: PMC3354854 DOI: 10.4103/2230-8210.95696

Abstract

Despite being an obscure pharaoh who ruled for a very short time, Tutankhamun, the boy king, has reigned popular consciousness since the discovery of his tomb in 1922. To endocrinologists, the depiction of the kings of the 18(th) dynasty in an androgynous form complete with gynecomastia has been a source of intrigue and academic curiosity. Many explanations abound. But is the depiction just stylized art? Or did the kings indeed have familial gynecomastia, or aromatase excess with craniosynostosis. An inspired team of researchers used molecular genetic tests to truly lay the Tut controversy to rest..

Keywords: Antley–Bixer syndrome; Tutankhamun; aromatase; gynecomastia; history of endocrinology

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