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Impact of Historic Migrations and Evolutionary Processes on Human Immunity.
Trends in immunology - 1 Dec 2019
Domínguez-Andrés Jorge, Netea Mihai G
Abstract excerpt
The evolution of mankind has constantly been influenced by the pathogens encountered. The various populations of modern humans that ventured out of Africa adapted to different environments and faced a large variety of infectious agents, resulting in local adaptations of the immune system for these populations. The functional variation of immune genes as a result of evolution is relevant in the responses against...
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