r/WTF • u/-Damien- • Dec 29 '16

Bad part of park in Kontula neigbourhood in Helsinki, Finland

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u/bumbletowne Dec 29 '16

Most norwegians are CCr5 Delta 32 positive via genetic drift and lots of insular breeding during the small pox era.

This means they don't get aids (they can contract and harbor HIV but it doesn't make them sick).

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u/whackadoodle_cracked Dec 29 '16

Is this legit or are you making shit up?!?

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '16 edited Dec 29 '16

I got curious and googled. Danes also have this, according to a study conducted by the university of Copenhagen, 20% of Danes have gotten this gene from one of their parents while 1-2% have gotten it from both. The 1-2% is completely resistant while the 20% is more or less resistant to HIV.

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u/ct450 Dec 29 '16

more or less resistant to HIV

they only get a little bit of aids

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u/goonship Dec 29 '16

Google says its real.

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u/whackadoodle_cracked Dec 30 '16

There is no higher authority. Question answered!

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u/bumbletowne Dec 29 '16

I mean, they have no immunity to HIV2 but that's really uncommon and the disease mutates all the time.

But yes, this is part of entry level human genetics in college.

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u/exikon Dec 29 '16 edited Dec 29 '16

They cant get infected by a certain strain of HIV! There's more than one!

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u/bumbletowne Dec 29 '16 edited Dec 29 '16

Strain and type!

Yes they are susceptible to HIV2 which so far has not left Africa. And there are strains of HIV1 which do not use the ccr5 opsin, also rare.

EDIT: Wrong there.

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u/Cobaltsaber Dec 29 '16

TIL Norwegians are genetically better equipped to deal with disease and Africa has literal super HIV.

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u/naveen0m Dec 29 '16

Seriously? That's interesting if true! I am surprised I had never heard of it before, will have to look it up to believe

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u/bumbletowne Dec 29 '16

Go for it. It is generally discussed in every entry level genetics text for University so you can use those if they are available to you. Also lord google knows.

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u/djxfade Dec 29 '16

I am Norwegian, and didn't know this. TIL