The mutation that helped our ancestors withstand periods of extreme cold likely contributed to the development of arthritis

July 06, 2017

Coverage on Nature Genetics GDF5 and Height Paper

When humans began migrating out of Africa more than 100,000 years ago, they brought with them the genetic material necessary to survive the cold of Europe and Asia. But this same mutation that helped our ancestors likely also contributed to the development of arthritis.

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Author: Julien Claudet

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