#  Genetic variant linked to arthritis may have helped humans survive 

 





July 03, 2017

 

 

- [ Coverage on Nature Genetics GDF5 and Height Paper ](/news-categories/coverage-nature-genetics-gdf5-and-height-paper)
 
 

 

If you’re short or suffer from arthritis, you may have evolution to blame – at least, according to a new study of a genetic variant found in Asian and European populations. A team of researchers from the [Stanford University School of Medicine](http://med.stanford.edu/) and [Harvard University](http://www.harvard.edu/) found that a genetic change associated with both shrinking height in humans and with painful osteoarthritis may have been favored by early humans as they migrated out of Africa.

**Source:** Earth.com

**Author:** Eric Ralls

**Link:** [Full Text](https://www.earth.com/news/genetic-variant-linked-arthritis/)



 

 

 



 

 

 Share on:- [     Facebook ](#)
- [     Twitter ](#)
- [     Linkedin ](#)