Study Links Selection For Pathogen-resistance With Increased Risk For Inflammatory Disease

Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 21:15 in Health & Medicine

New research reveals that a simple laboratory assay detects a genetic variation in host response to bacterial infection that is associated with an increased susceptibility for inflammatory disease. The study also provides fascinating insight into the link between evolution and the ability to ward off pathogens.

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