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Tuberculosis-risk genetic variant

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What experts have said about Tuberculosis-risk genetic variant

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  1. David ReichMixedMay 8, 2026· Dwarkesh Podcast

    Tuberculosis becoming endemic may explain a later reversal in a tuberculosis-risk variant.

    a possible reason for this is maybe the spread of tuberculosis maybe becomes endemic in the population 2,000 or 3,000 years ago.

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