Binciken DNA da CT scan na mummy na Daular 18 fir'auna Tutankhamun (a misalin 1333-1323 BC) da kuma na mummies ko dai da aka sani ko kuma aka yi imani da cewa danginsa ne sun bayyana sabbin shaidu masu ban mamaki game da zuriyar sarkin da kuma dalilin mutuwarsa. . Wani ƙarin sakamako na sabon binciken, wanda bincike na DNA ya sami damar yin amfani da shi yadda ya kamata a kan tsoffin mummies na Masar a karon farko, shine cewa a yanzu ana iya ba wa wasu mummies da dama da ba a san su ba. Masana kimiyya na Masar da masu ba da shawara na kasa da kasa ne suka gudanar da wadannan binciken a matsayin wani bangare na aikin Tutankhamun, karkashin jagorancin Dr. Zahi Hawass. JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association ne ya buga waɗannan binciken a cikin Fabrairu 17, 2010, bugu (Juzu'i na 303, lamba 7).
Babban abin da ƙungiyar ta yanke shine mahaifin Tutankhamun shine sarki "mai bidi'a", Akhenaten, wanda a yanzu kusan an gano jikinsa tare da mummy daga KV 55 a cikin kwarin Sarakuna. Mahaifiyarsa, wacce har yanzu ba a iya tantance sunanta ba, ita ce “Younger Lady” da aka binne a cikin kabarin Amenhotep II (KV 35). Mummy na “Dattijon Uwargida” daga kabari ɗaya yanzu ana iya gane ta a matsayin kakar Tutankhamun, Sarauniya Tiye. An yi sabon haske kan dalilin mutuwar Tutankhamun tare da gano DNA daga kwayar cutar da ke haifar da zazzabin cizon sauro; mai yiyuwa ne matashin sarkin ya mutu ne daga matsalolin da ke haifar da irin wannan cuta mai tsanani.
An gudanar da bincike na farko a cikin sabon dakin gwaje-gwaje na DNA da aka gina a gidan tarihin Masar, Alkahira da aka keɓe ga tsohuwar DNA; An ba da wannan gudummawar ga aikin ta Discovery. An yi nazarin DNA iri biyu akan samfurori da aka ɗauka daga ƙasusuwan waɗannan mummies: nazarin takamaiman jerin DNA na nukiliya daga Y chromosome, wanda ke wucewa kai tsaye daga uba zuwa ɗa, don nazarin layin uba; da kuma zanen yatsa na kwayoyin halitta daga DNA ta autosomal na kwayoyin halittar nukiliya wanda ba ya yanke shawarar jima'i kai tsaye. Don tabbatar da sakamakon DNA, an maimaita nazarin binciken kuma an yi shi da kansa a cikin sabon sanye da kayan aikin tsohuwar dakin gwaje-gwaje na DNA wanda ke da wani rukunin ma'aikata na daban. An gudanar da gwajin CT ɗin tare da naúrar C130 KV, 124-130 ms, kauri 014-3 mm, Siemens Somatom Emotion 6 da Siemens da National Geographic Society suka bayar ga aikin.
Dukansu nazarin Y-chromosome da kuma zanen yatsa kwayoyin halitta an yi su cikin nasara, kuma sun ba da izinin ƙirƙirar dangi na ƙarni biyar don saurayin sarki. Binciken ya tabbatar da cewa mahaifin Tutankhamun shi ne mummy da aka samu a KV 55. Aikin CT scan na wannan mummy ya ba da shekarun mutuwar tsakanin 45 zuwa 55 ga wannan mummy, yana nuna cewa wannan mummy (wanda aka yi tunanin ya mutu tsakanin shekarun haihuwa). 20 da 25) kusan Akhenaton kansa ne, kamar yadda shaidar Masarawa daga kabarin ya daɗe ya nuna. Don tallafawa wannan zuriyar, DNA ɗin kuma yana bin layin kai tsaye daga Tutankhamun ta cikin mummy KV 55 zuwa mahaifin Akhenaten Amenhotep III. DNA ya nuna cewa mahaifiyar KV 55 mummy ita ce "Dattijon Lady" daga KV 35. Wannan mummy 'yar Yuya da Tjuya ce, kuma ta haka ne aka gano ta a matsayin babbar sarauniya Aminhotep III.
Wani muhimmin sakamako daga binciken DNA shine cewa "Yarinya Mata" daga KV 35 an tabbatar da ita a matsayin mahaifiyar Tutankhamun. Har yanzu dai aikin bai iya tantance sunanta ba, kodayake binciken DNA ya kuma nuna cewa ita diyar Amenhotep ce ta uku da Tiye don haka ita ce ’yar’uwar Akhenaten. Don haka kawai kakannin Tutankhamun a bangarorin ubansa da na uwa, su ne Amenhotep III da Tiye.
An samu wasu 'yan tayin guda biyu da suka mutu a mummm an boye su a wani dakin kabarin Tutankhamun. Binciken DNA na farko yana goyan bayan imanin Masarawa cewa waɗannan ƴaƴan ƙaramin sarki ne. Wannan bincike ya kuma nuna wata mummy da aka fi sani da KV21A, wata macen sarauta wacce a baya ba a san ko su wanene ba, a matsayin mai yiwuwa mahaifiyar wadannan yaran kuma a matsayin matar Tutankhamun, Ankhsenamun.
Aikin ya yi nazarin CT scans na iyali a hankali don neman cututtuka na gado, irin su Marfan syndrome da gynecomastia/craniosynostoses syndromes, waɗanda aka buga a baya bisa ga wakilci a cikin fasahar Masar. Ba a sami wata shaida ga ko ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan cututtukan ba, don haka taron zane-zane na zamanin Amarna ya biyo bayan dangin sarauta saboda dalilai na addini da na siyasa.
Wani muhimmin sakamakon binciken DNA shine gano wani abu daga Plasmodium falciparum, protozoon da ke haifar da zazzabin cizon sauro, a cikin jikin Tutankhamun. Haka kuma CT scan din ya nuna cewa sarkin yana da gurguwar kafa, wanda ya haifar da necrosis na kashin jini. Aikin ya yi imanin cewa mutuwar Tutankhamun ta kasance sakamakon cutar zazzabin cizon sauro tare da raunin tsarin mulkinsa gabaɗaya. Binciken CT na fir’auna tun da farko ya tabbatar da samun karyewar da bai warke ba a kashin cinyar sarki na hagu; Tawagar ta yi hasashen cewa raunin da sarkin ya yi na iya haifar da faduwa, ko kuma faduwa ta raunana yanayin jikinsa da ya riga ya yi rauni.
