Bifid rib in bioarchaeological material on the example of new cases from Poland with literature review and proposal of classification.

Autor: Mietlińska-Sauter J; Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha Str. 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland. joanna.mietlinska@biol.uni.lodz.pl., Varotto E; Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.; Department of Cultures and Societies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy., Żądzińska E; Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha Str. 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland.; School of Biomedicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia., Lorkiewicz W; Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha Str. 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland., Galassi FM; Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha Str. 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland.; School of Biomedicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Dec 03; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 30152. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 03.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-79954-3
Abstrakt: The anomaly known as a bifid rib is difficult to quantify in bioarchaeological collections not only because of its rarity in the population itself (less than 1.5%), but also because of vulnerability to postmortem damage of this part of the skeleton as well as similarity to other developmental anomalies, which can lead to its misidentification. This work presents five cases of rib bifurcation (from four individuals) from four different populations living in Kujawy region in north-central Poland from the Neolithic until the Early Modern Era. Morphological analyses are matched by a paleoradiological investigation. Furthermore, this study endeavours to summarize all known cases of rib bifurcation in archaeological collections and discuss the correctness of the diagnoses. Additionally, criticism of the arguments allegedly proving the presence of naevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS, Gorlin-Goltz syndrome) in the archaeological populations based on available photographic data of bifurcated ribs and associated anomalies is made. Finally, a new proposal for the classification of this anomaly in osteological material is presented.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical standards: For this study the authors followed the Polish national regulations and laws for the analysis of archaeological human remains. Permission to study the remains was issued by the directorate of the Department of Anthropology and by the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection of the University of Lodz (Poland). Informed consent: The present study does not contain information or images that could lead to identification of a study participant. The investigated osteological material is of an archaeological nature, therefore patient consent is not applicable.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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