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Genetic susceptibility to severe childhood asthma and rhinovirus-C maintained by balancing selection in humans for 150 000 years.
Human molecular genetics - 27 Mar 2020
O'Neill Mary B, Laval Guillaume, Teixeira João C, Palmenberg Ann C, Pepperell Caitlin S
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Selective pressures imposed by pathogens have varied among human populations throughout their evolution, leading to marked inter-population differences at some genes mediating susceptibility to infectious and immune-related diseases. Here, we investigated the evolutionary history of a common polymorphism resulting in a Y529 versus C529 change in the cadherin related family member 3 (CDHR3) receptor which...
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