So here I took part in a study that took advantage of people visiting an exhibition on infectious diseases.
They finally posted the results. This particular gene they're looking has two versions: one that will trigger an immune response to malaria and another that won't.
It appears I have two copies of the gene that triggers the immune response, but this comes with also a potentially high level of inflammation. The most efficient combination might be to have a copy of each, so you get the immune response and not too much inflammation. This result is the pink part of the pie, ie the largest part.
There you go, I'm common.
Thank goodness I don't live in malarious area.
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