Saturday 13 December 2008

Y chromosomes of the Iberian Peninsula

Research suggests that 1 in 5 men in the Iberian peninsula have jewish ancestors.

1 in 10 has a north African ancestor.

Many jews and moors are believed to have converted after 1492

Friday 5 December 2008

genes linked to multiple sclerosis

Variants of a gene called KIF1b have been linked to multiple sclerosis.
A recent study(August 2011) has found another 29 genes including possibly a zinc finger gene, some of the genes are also associated with other autoimmune diseases like crohn's disease and type 1 diabetes.
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