Chavie Lieber

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haaretz: Israeli geneticists have found that a population of Indians in the U.S. state of Colorado has genetic Jewish roots going back to the expulsion of Jews from Spain. The common marker was a unique genetic mutation on the BRCA1 gene. This mutation, commonly known as the “Ashkenazi mutation,” is found in Jews of Ashkenazi origin and is associated with an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Read more.

haaretz:

Israeli geneticists have found that a population of Indians in the U.S. state of Colorado has genetic Jewish roots going back to the expulsion of Jews from Spain.

The common marker was a unique genetic mutation on the BRCA1 gene. This mutation, commonly known as the “Ashkenazi mutation,” is found in Jews of Ashkenazi origin and is associated with an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Read more.

  1. fivedee reblogged this from aboriginalpressnews
  2. facelessbitchmage reblogged this from aboriginalpressnews and added:
    i thought this had been pretty thoroughly refuted. i don’t have a premium Haaretz subscription, so.
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  4. notmetaphoric reblogged this from firthofforth and added:
    Hasn’t this been known for a while in New Mexico?
  5. drunkonpurpose reblogged this from firthofforth and added:
    So the Mormons are right?
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