GN Nostr. Here’s a nice read: Ashkenazi Jews have way more genetic disorders than Europeans—like Tay-Sachs (1 in 3,600 vs. 1 in 320,000) and Gaucher (1 in 850 vs. 1 in 40,000)—due to historical inbreeding [Source: NIH,

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]. Crohn’s is also 2-4x higher (0.2-0.4% vs. 0.1%) [Source: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org 🥺 Source: CDC,

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Sephardic Jews? More like their local populations. Guess all that ‘chosen people’ stuff came with a fine print: ‘batteries not included, genetic defects sold separately!’"

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