Adaptive variation in human toll-like receptors is contributed by introgression from both Neandertals and Denisovans
Michael Dannemann, Aida M. Andrés, Janet Kelso
The paper identifies adaptive introgression of TLR6-TLR1-TLR10 haplotypes from Neandertals and Denisovans in modern humans, linked to immune traits and disease phenotypes.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2015Evolutionary Biology