The genetic profile of susceptibility to infectious diseases in Roman-Period populations from Central Poland

Lewandowska, Magda; Jędrychowska-Dańska, Krystyna; Zamerska, Alicja; Płoszaj, Tomasz; Witas, Henryk W.

doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2016.11.011

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“…The availability of this technology enabled researches to consider not only the microbial genome, but also gave us some clues about host resistance susceptibility genes [58]. This was expanded using whole genome studies by Lendowska et al in 2017 [59], where she states that for millennia humans and even other mammals have resisted life-threatening pathogens. This ongoing battle has been the major force shaping our gene pool as every microevolutionary process provokes specific shifts in the genome, both that of the host and the pathogen.…”

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Paleopathology of Infectious Human Diseases

Spigelman¹

2021

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Article Outline Glossary Definition and Importance of the Subject Introductory Discussion M. tuberculosis Future Directions Bibliography Glossary Paleopathology A science relating to pathology found in ancient human remains. Tuberculosis Infectious disease caused by the M.tuberculosis bacteria. Leprosy Infectious disease caused by the M. leprae bacteria Ancient DNA Ancient deoxyribonucleic acid material present in all living matter nuclei Genetics The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics. Infection The act of causing or getting a microbial disease. Paleomicrobiology The scientific study of very small living things, such as bacteria and viruses in ancient remains. Diseases Illnesses affecting all living things.Epidemics A large number of cases of a particular disease occurring at the same time in the same community. Introductory DiscussionHuman hard and soft tissue remains abound in the archaeological world, waiting to be excavated. These remains are just not "left there" but are found in the context of human activities. The nature of Homo sapiens is not to let sleeping dogs lie. Unlike other creatures, we consciously

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