Joseph "John" Merrick's condition was undiagnosed at the time of his death. Later studies of his skeleton, and the casts made of his body, led researchers to suggest he suffered from neurofibromatosis (NF) type I, a genetic condition, from which one in four thousand people suffer. The NF Foundation used this movie as a fund-raising tool, and credited it with making the disease more widely known. Later examination, including CT scans of the skeleton, lead researchers to believe he suffered from Proteus syndrome, a much rarer condition than NF. A scientist, in 2001, speculated that Merrick may have suffered from a combination of neurofibromatosis type I and Proteus syndrome. In 2003, researchers used surviving DNA samples from Merrick in an attempt to determine his unique condition. However, these tests were inconclusive, and the cause of Joseph "John" Merrick's medical condition remains unknown.
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