article about origin of auto-immune issues

auburtica

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Posted 8/26/2011 4:48 PM (GMT 0)

Hi,

Here is a link to an article (professional, but a bit funny) about where humans might have gotten the auto-immune issues from:

http://m.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2011/aug/25/neanderthal-denisovan-genes-human-immunity?cat=science&type=article

Best of health to all,
RT

quincy

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Posted 8/26/2011 4:59 PM (GMT 0)

wellwaddayaknow!

InSoFla

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Posted 8/26/2011 11:28 PM (GMT 0)

auburtica,

Interesting article. Thanks for posting.

I wonder why they didn't mention the HLA-B27 gene, which is another auto-immune marker as well?

subdued

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Posted 8/27/2011 5:04 AM (GMT 0)

There is no consensus that UC is an autoimmune disease.

baconeggsyum

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Posted 8/27/2011 3:08 PM (GMT 0)

Correct subdued. I think the autoimmune disease angle is wrong.

http://www.naturalnews.com/033154_artificial_sweeteners_IBS.html

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