Hendriks0709 t1_it1pfxr wrote
Reply to comment by vanyali in Natural Selection Driven by the Black Death Linked to Modern-Day Autoimmune Disease: Analysis of DNA from over 200 remains shows that the Black Death selected for immune gene variants that are also risk factors for autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease. by rjmsci
Blood type is a bit more complicated then that, there are a total of 36 different blood group systems each containing or not containing certain antigens. So even amongst type O blood there are still rarer types of type O blood. People with type O- blood are just more likely to not have certain antigens which viruses bind to in a person's blood. So first question of you being type O would be are you O+ or O-? Then if you're O- which of the possible 61 antigens found on the Rh blood group system do you not have. You can request this info if/when you are getting blood work done.
I for instance would be O Rhnull, I don't have any of the 61 antigens found on the Rh blood group which makes my blood even more rare even amongst the O- group already. Bad side is I can't accept O- blood from others who do have Rh antigens because my immune system would reject it. Bright side my system is more resistant to viruses in general. Not immune I just generally get hit less hard then others and am less likely to get viral infections under the same circumstances as others.
4BigData t1_it2e7rr wrote
So interesting! Thanks for explaining it so clearly
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