Genetic analysis, presented as a world first, does not stop at refuting old rumors. Major discovery reveals Hitler was « most likely » affected by de Kallmann syndromea rare genetic disease.
This syndrome is characterized by a hormonal deficiency may result in a low testosteronecryptorchidism (undescended testicle) and micropenis. The documentary also recalls that historical documents already mentioned right-sided cryptorchidism. For the first time, genetics has corroborated these records.
A disorder that could shed light on certain aspects of his personality, without ever explaining it, researchers warn. The historian Alex Kayfrom the University of Potsdam, summarizes as follows: “No one has ever really been able to explain why Hitler was so uncomfortable around women (…) But now that we know he had Kallmann syndrome, this could be one of the answers. »
The myth of “Jewish grandfather” definitively ruled out
The unprecedented sequencing, made from a piece of fabric taken from the sofa where Hitler committed suicide, also makes it possible to resolve a historiographical debate as long as a serial novel.
According to the authors of the documentary Hitler’s DNA : Blueprint of a Dictatorgenetic analysis clearly demonstrates thelack of Jewish ancestry in the paternal line of the Führer. « This sequencing debunks a myth »explains to AFP Purlea geneticist at the University of Bath who co-led the study. Rumor had it that Hitler’s father was born from an extramarital affair between his grandmother and her Jewish employer.
However, the researcher emphasizes that the results show « a DNA match to the Hitler family »: “If the rumor had been true, we would not have obtained the DNA match to the Hitler family. But we have this correspondence (…) which puts an end to this rumor”she specifies.
Very high psychiatric predispositions… and a tragic irony
The science team also reports scores « very high » – in the top 1% – for several predispositions: autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. This genetic data is extremely rare and reveals a tragic irony.
Purle underlines this with tragic irony: “Hitler’s policies are entirely based on eugenics. If he could have looked at his own DNA… he most certainly would have sent himself [à la mort]. »
