Elevated genetic risk for multiple sclerosis originated in Steppe Pastoralist populations
W. Barrie, Y. Yang, E. Irving-Pease, K. E. Attfield, G. Scorrano, L. T. Jensen, A. P. Armen, E. A. Dimopoulos, A. Stern, A. Refoyo-Martinez, A. Pearson, A. Ramsoe, C. Gaunitz, F. Demeter, M. L. S. Jorkov, , E. Willerslev
This study identifies the origin of genetic risk variants for multiple sclerosis in Steppe pastoralist populations and traces their spread into Europe through migration.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2022Evolutionary Biology