Sentences with phrase «susceptible immune system genes»

Those with the most susceptible immune system genes were killed.

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Or perhaps the answer lies in the interplay between the immune system and human genetic variability: Studies have highlighted genes that strongly influence who is most susceptible — and who is most resistant — to HIV infection and disease.

And HLA - DQB1 belongs to a family of genes that regulates proteins critical to the immune system, particularly important given that extreme living conditions like malnutrition can make people more susceptible to disease, Yang says.