• A MicroRNA Linking Human Positive Selection and Metabolic Disorders 

      Wang, Lifeng; Sinnott-Armstrong, Nicholas A; Wagschal, Alexandre; Wark, Abigail R.; Camporez, Joao-Paulo; Perry, Rachel J.; Ji, Fei; Sohn, Yoojin; Oh, Justin; Wu, Su; Chery, Jessica; Moud, Bahareh Nemati; Saadat, Alham; Dankel, Simon N; Mellgren, Gunnar; Tallapragada, Divya Sri Priyanka; Strobel, Sophie Madlen; Lee, Mi-Jeong; Tewhey, Ryan; Sabeti, Pardis C.; Schaefer, Anne; Petri, Andreas; Kauppinen, Sakari; Chung, Raymond T.; Soukas, Alexander; Avruch, Joseph; Fried, Susan K.; Hauner, Hans; Sadreyev, Ruslan I.; Shulman, Gerald I.; Claussnitzer, Melina; Näär, Anders M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Positive selection in Europeans at the 2q21.3 locus harboring the lactase gene has been attributed to selection for the ability of adults to digest milk to survive famine in ancient times. However, the 2q21.3 locus is also ...