This substantiates the earlier finding made by molecular biologists in EURAC that Ötzi had a strong genetic predisposition to cardiovascular diseases and that this was probably also the main reason for his general arteriosclerosis. (sciencedaily.com)
They found that the scores correlated between partners and significantly predicted partners» educational outcome, for both sexes, in that individuals with a stronger genetic predisposition for higher educational achievement have partners who are more educated. (sciencedaily.com)
The remains of the Iceman have undergone extensive analysis, however for the purposes of this paper the most intriguing finding was that the Iceman showed a strong genetic predisposition for increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). (sciencedaily.com)