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Total-News3680 t1_it1p7wu wrote
Reply to comment by Doctrevil in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci
Especially if you are of the mindset that believes getting Covid is the best way to develop immunity to covid.
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Reply to comment by The_Goondocks in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci
Not necessarily. There could be other factors in the cause of Crohns, which is a modern disease
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Reply to comment by Abject-Armadillo-496 in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci
Its a little soon to draw that conclusion i think.
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Reply to comment by CHUNKY_DINGUS in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci
So it's coincidental , TD1 and your immune strength.
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Reply to comment by phormix in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci
Thats a very specific mutation,a change in the CD4 protein , preventing HIV from locking onto the T4 cell. Its i. Less than 2 % of the population. Had it arisen with black plague it would be much more common.
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Reply to comment by shoestars in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci
Yes. I was thinking it was a question of regulation of the immune response rather than its intrinsic strength, but regulation js part of its intrinsic strength.