How Much Influence Does Your Neanderthal DNA Have Over You?

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How Much Influence Does Your Neanderthal DNA Have Over You?

February 12th, 2016

Awake Goy

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Every human alive today has between 1 and 5 percent Neanderthal DNA in them. Thanks to the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2010, the genetic tree connecting us extends from the areas of Croatia, Germany and Caucasus.

Interestingly, when Neanderthal sequences gather around genes , they affect skin, hair, fat metabolism, and the risk of type 2 diabetes, cirrhosis, Crohn’s disease, and even smoking addiction.

And thanks to researchers from Vanderbilt University looking at how Neanderthal DNA influenced the genome. In addition they were focused on the associations of that DNA with 1,600 different traits and diseases.

Tony Capra, computational geneticist for Vanderbilt University and lead author of the study explained : “Our main finding is that Neanderthal DNA does influence clinical traits in modern humans. We discovered associations between Neanderthal DNA and a wide range of traits, including immunological, dermatological, neurological, psychiatric and reproductive diseases.”

Using the eMERGE system to analyze the DNA of 55,000 participants, the researchers found astonishing correlations in Neanderthal variants such as a condition that causes patches of dry, scaly skin due to exposure to the sun; and another where the body easily forms blood clots.

Capra said: “Vanderbilt’s BioVU and the network of similar databanks from hospitals across the country were built to enable discoveries about the genetic basis of disease. We realized that we could use them to answer important questions about human evolution.”

Not only could Neanderthal DNA have helped early humans with diseases via the influence over blood clotting, but the skin cells of Neanderthals would have given man a new variation when dealing with the increase of ultraviolet radiation found in certain parts of the world.

And along with physiological influence, Neanderthal DNA has been found to turn on different parts of the brain, thereby having an influence over the development of psychiatric disorders, and even simple mood change – albeit only a 1% increase in risk.

In adapting to new climates, early humans would have benefited from the genetic Neanderthal nudge.