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CryptoYaar t1_j7jsasr wrote

Reply to comment by backcountrydrifter in Gaucher Disease Might Protect Ashkenazi Jews Against TB by molrose96

I wonder about that, too. I wish someone could explain it to me. I know that in some parts of the world, people have hereditary issues due to too many inter-family marriages.

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hear4theDough t1_j7k865m wrote

CF is big in Ireland too, as is Crone's disease. The former is due to the relatively small gene pool, the latter is a great way to survive a British induced starvation

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