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el-aficionado t1_jdcroz6 wrote

I didn’t even know he was sick!

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Livid-Ad4102 t1_jdcs4cy wrote

Hold the fort...... he hated jews

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burgonies t1_jddf50l wrote

Why would DNA reveal info regarding a non-genetic condition?

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zyygh t1_jddfc6q wrote

I am so glad I'm not the only one wondering this.

€10 says they figured out that he had genetic predisposition to certain liver related conditions, and that "he died from it" is pure speculation.

Edit: first paragraph, lmao.

> Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair has revealed that the composer had a high genetic risk for liver disease, which could have contributed to his death.

What a horrible title for an otherwise interesting trivia article.

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Android69beepboop t1_jde9gl4 wrote

It's worse, from the article it sounds like we always knew he died of liver failure, they did an autopsy and also documented he was a hard drinker. The DNA just show he may have been predisposed to liver damage. And also may have had Hep B, which also causes liver damage.

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anotherone121 t1_jdg7hsb wrote

He had an "not specially" quantifiable risk of liver disease

Therefore that's how he died

- clickbait

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Admetus t1_jdcouxy wrote

I thought of Mozart initially, thinking of Amadeus. I know Beethoven is a completely different musician though.

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gjon89 t1_jdcutw4 wrote

Sometimes I'll get confused too and then I'll say Mozart's full name in my head and be like, oh right different person lol

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pseudorandomess t1_jdda0o9 wrote

Is this comment thread some classy joke which I'm too uncultured to understand?

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ayanami_reiko t1_jdfxhz9 wrote

There's a movie called Amadeus which kind of paints Mozart as a crazy party boy, not exactly sure if that's what the comment is referencing but it's what it made me think of

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Admetus t1_jdg6ayg wrote

That's it, you see Mozart drinking non-stop in Amadeus so my brain immediately thought of Mozart when alcohol is involved

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TheTostones t1_jdcxxun wrote

You were at least in the correct field. I think I saw the portait and immediately went "oh we can clone Einstein now!"

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x0rn t1_jdczta7 wrote

He wouldn’t listen to the doctors.

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BushPlotted911 t1_jdd2q5j wrote

If the doctors were even telling him to stop drinking back then. They were probably like, "we think something might be wrong with your liver, have some cocaine and bloodletting about it."

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Lonelan t1_jddy0xx wrote

Yeah if doctors told him to do cocaine and lose some blood Beethoven would be all like

"What?"

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BeanerAstrovanTaco t1_jdf37dl wrote

I love going to the doctor! Not sure why but I gotta! I just have a weird compulsion to keep going back for more treatments.

Dear God am I addicted to leeches? OH no!

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benp242 t1_jdc91ob wrote

Bro enjoyed drinking the old Whiskey

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BenitoCorleone t1_jddijc2 wrote

People kept telling him not to drink so much, but he wouldn't listen...

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MatsGry t1_jdd9jtn wrote

Died from alcohol laced with wormwood

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Snoo-33910 t1_jddsgrb wrote

What is wormwood and how does it fuck people up so hard?

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dr_alvaroz t1_jddt41m wrote

*pretends to be shocked*

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Auran82 t1_jdenwka wrote

He just wanted to liver little.

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FM_103 t1_jdesq8d wrote

Now he is composting a heap

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Undeadafrican t1_jddferb wrote

Why does this seem ethically wrong?

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fourfourzero t1_jddgnpr wrote

you tell us where ethics come into play at all lol

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Undeadafrican t1_jde5ogd wrote

Something about sequencing someone’s DNA and disclosing all their potential diseases/genetic defects to the public without their consent?

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