@zoonotic1 @acweyand @Neurofourier CF gene protects against tuberculosis which is why it is so common especially in Caucasian ancestry https://t.co/JKr1KjOuq1
Source: https://t.co/Bs0YwS4bkP Source: https://t.co/j0yNyrG9rK
@amanda_pompili @RyanMarino And there’s a decent shot CF exists today in large numbers because of TB pandemics https://t.co/6t2XOO5QYZ
RT @ErinOBrienMD: Just learned today that #CFTR mutation is likely protective against tuberculosis. Rampant TB in Europe in the Middle Ages…
#CFTRGene #CysticFibrosis is the most common autosomal recessive disorder among Caucasians to cause premature death Cystic fibrosis carriership and tuberculosis: hints toward an evolutionary selective advantage based on data from the Brazilian territory ht
Just learned today that #CFTR mutation is likely protective against tuberculosis. Rampant TB in Europe in the Middle Ages is likely why carrier rate is so high in Caucasians. Not new news, just news to me. https://t.co/JRBXVIRQqc
6/ 💥 Incredibly, there is clinical evidence for this theory: A Brazilian epidemiology study found the incidence of TB inversely correlated w/ rates of CF carriers (they studied delta F508, the most common CF mutation) 🤯 more CF carriers = less TB http
RT @pmcget: apropos: recent paper suggests TB resistance could explain evolutionary advantage of CFTR carriers https://t.co/ilzZ8MsL8e http…
RT @pmcget: apropos: recent paper suggests TB resistance could explain evolutionary advantage of CFTR carriers https://t.co/ilzZ8MsL8e http…
RT @cdbustamante: I think @HankGreelyLSJU may find this interesting... https://t.co/NJ0ArXguee
RT @cdbustamante: I think @HankGreelyLSJU may find this interesting... https://t.co/NJ0ArXguee
This thesis has been around for awhile; important to see some empirical support emerging. https://t.co/JvWX81noIh
RT @pmcget: apropos: recent paper suggests TB resistance could explain evolutionary advantage of CFTR carriers https://t.co/ilzZ8MsL8e http…
RT @pmcget: apropos: recent paper suggests TB resistance could explain evolutionary advantage of CFTR carriers https://t.co/ilzZ8MsL8e http…
I think @HankGreelyLSJU may find this interesting... https://t.co/NJ0ArXguee
apropos: recent paper suggests TB resistance could explain evolutionary advantage of CFTR carriers https://t.co/ilzZ8MsL8e https://t.co/afWU7N5MQr
Cystic fibrosis carriership and tuberculosis: hints toward an evolutionary selective advantage based on data from… https://t.co/lszXaDPd0e
Cystic fibrosis carriership and tuberculosis: hints toward an evolutionary selective advantage based on data from… https://t.co/z3ar0kwJZy https://t.co/wJ5fD9KC0q