dumdum1066 t1_it0esbo wrote
Reply to comment by Total-News3680 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
Wouldn't necessarily agree that Crohn's is a modern disease but the 20th century provided the necessary advance in knowledge and technology to characterize the disease and understand the underlying cause. Yes, other factors may contribute to Crohn's.
-not an expert but my mother died from Crohn's and I have UC.
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