Environment, not genes, dictates human immune variation, study finds
Date:
January 15, 2015
Source:
Stanford University Medical Center
Summary:
A study of twins shows that our environment, more than our heredity, plays the starring role in determining the state of our immune system, the body's primary defense against disease. This is especially true as we age, the study indicates.
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Mark Davis and his colleagues have discovered that our environment, not our genes, play a greater factor in shaping the human immune system. Mark Davis, PhD, is a professor of microbiology and immunology and director of Stanford's Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection.