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Ancient human DNA hints at why multiple sclerosis affects so many northern Europeans today
By Associated Press
Jan 11, 2024 1:33 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It's a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago.

The findings come from a huge project to compare modern DNA with that culled from ancient humans' teeth and bones — allowing scientists to trace both prehistoric migration and disease-linked genes that tagged along.

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