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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

#genomics #genetics #FunctionalGenetics #ArchaicGenes #Oceania #evolution #GeneVariants #immunology #immunity