Thursday, June 1, 2017

Immunology: How ancestry shapes our immune cells

A genetic variant that is particularly prevalent in people of African ancestry confers protection against malaria. Researchers have now shown how it modulates the properties of white blood cells that play a major role in immune defenses and inflammation.



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