It is double allele for the 90% HIV load reduction. How did some of us Somalis get it and how common is it? I checked another Somali brothers DNA raw file and it shows he has one of the C and the 60% reduction, but I haven't come across any other Somali that has C;C for this. This means Norovirus immunity too.
How did we get these European genes? Ancient back migration?
"About 10% of Europeans appear to carry two copies of rs9264942, which leads to an average 90% viral load reduction. About 50% of Europeans carry one copy, which gives a 60% reduction. By comparison, less than 40% of people of African descent appear to carry a single copy of the polymorphism." The Europeans though have CCR5 immunity that isn't found in any other people.
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/articl...ation-may-lower-hiv-load-by-90/#ixzz6xSMkj91q
How did we get these European genes? Ancient back migration?
"About 10% of Europeans appear to carry two copies of rs9264942, which leads to an average 90% viral load reduction. About 50% of Europeans carry one copy, which gives a 60% reduction. By comparison, less than 40% of people of African descent appear to carry a single copy of the polymorphism." The Europeans though have CCR5 immunity that isn't found in any other people.
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/articl...ation-may-lower-hiv-load-by-90/#ixzz6xSMkj91q
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