King of King Tut (Tutankhamun) known to have died from malaria. However, recent research found that the possibility of Pharaoh died of sickle cell disease.King Tut, one of the most famous pharaohs of ancient Egypt at the age of 19 years died in 1324 BC. But forensic evidence found from mumminya have brought investigators to a different conclusion about what killed him.
Previously, in February, based on DNA analysis of mummi King Tut, it was concluded that malaria is the cause of death. The researchers found genes that are specific to the parasite that causes malaria in Tut's DNA.
Tut also had a broken bone, which is likely due to falls, and finally killed him when malaria infections occur.
But other experts dispute this. Tut was considered too old to die of malaria, because most adults have developed resistance to the disease.
While the bones showed that she had a wound on her toes that look like the blood of sickle cell disease. Blood disorder that occurs in 9-22% of Egyptians, according to German researchers Christian Meyer and Christian Timman.
Blood of sickle cell disease, a genetic disorder in which red blood cells to change shape like a crescent moon, and could become the leading cause of death of King Tut, German researchers said.
According to German researchers, researchers should be able to test DNA of Egyptian Tut look for the possibility of gene abnormalities of blood.
Timman and Meyer explained if Tut really have this disease, then it can explain the condition of weak bones and how she died of complications from a broken bone.
Because the blood disease sickle red blood cells may clot and clog blood vessels, and ultimately life threatening.
Tut is part of the dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt to the 18th, which lasted from 1550 until 1295 BC
Although the young king died at the age of 19 years (nine years of rule), he has two children believed to have twins with his wife, Ankhesenamen, son of Nefertiti.
