Disease Risk Alleles through Millennia (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Disease Risk Alleles through Millennia

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Charted data clearly illustrate a progressive improvement over the millennia in the genetic foundations of health, in nearly all diseases examined. Smaller shapes indicate better overall foundations. The dotted round line labeled 50% indicates average modern human disease allele occurrence.

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Georgia Tech / LaChance, Berens, Cooper, Callahan

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