Our ancestors could hold the key to early diagnosis of bone disease
The UK has the highest rate of Paget’s bone disease in the world, but now researchers from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), the Paget’s Association and Norton Priory Museum Trust are analysing ancient bones to better understand the progression of the disease, which may permit earlier diagnosis.
Paget’s disease disrupts the normal cycle of bone renewal and repair, causing bones to become weakened and deformed. It is known to affect up to 1 in 12 older men and 1 in 20 women over the age of 80. But symptoms often only show at the later stages.
As Diana Wilkinson, Specialist’s