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Evolution of immune genes is associated with the Black Death

Jennifer Klunk, Tauras P. Vilgalys, Christian E. Demeure, Xiaoheng Cheng, Mari Shiratori, Julien Madej, Rémi Beau, Derek Elli, Maria I. Patino, Rebecca Redfern, Sharon N. DeWitte, Julia A. Gamble, Jesper L. Boldsen, Ann G. Carmichael, Nükhet Varlık, Katherine Eaton, Jean‐Christophe Grenier, G. Brian Golding, Alison Devault, Jean‐Marie Rouillard, Vania Yotova, Renata Sindeaux, Chun Ye, Matin Bikaran, Anne Dumaine, Jessica F. Brinkworth, Dominique Missiakas, Guy A. Rouleau, Matthias Steinrücken, Javier Pizarro‐Cerdá, Hendrik N. Poinar, Luis B. Barreiro

2022Nature249 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Topics & Concepts

GeneBiologyImmune systemEvolutionary biologyGeneticsYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchViral Infections and Vectorsmelanin and skin pigmentation
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