Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 29, 2024

Ancient gene influences immunity of First Nations Peoples of Oceania
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241029120655.htm

* may make First Nations inhabitants of Oceania susceptible to infectious diseases like influenza
* 30% those individuals carry allele: ~5M people

An archaic HLA class I receptor allele diversifies natural killer cell-driven immunity in First Nations peoples of Oceania
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)01153-X

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Ancient gene influences immunity of First Nations Peoples of Oceania

An ancient gene mutation among First Nations inhabitants of Oceania may make them more susceptible to infectious diseases like influenza, according to a new study.

ScienceDaily