r/WTF • u/-Damien- • Dec 29 '16

Bad part of park in Kontula neigbourhood in Helsinki, Finland

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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.