According to the researchers, it seems likely that this previously unknown haplotype confers LP among East Asians. However, ...

For those variants that did modulate gene expression, the researchers ascertained which of the two versions of the variant—the Neanderthal (or introgressed) allele, or the modern human one—did so.

Humans have undergone large migrations over the past hundreds to thousands of years, exposing ourselves to new environments and selective pressures. Yet, evidence of ongoing or recent selection in ...