I am in Paternal E3b (M35) and Maternal K. Full blood Ashkenazi Jewish on both side of the family. When I got a Hepatitis B shot for a work-related exposure I expected to develop some degree of immunity. I did not expect my antibodies count to be 87 times what is considered to be immune. This result is alarming to me because I fear that with a titer count that high, there is probably some type of heterozygote advantage. I spoke with Dr. Greenspan at FT's Jewish Genealogy Department, and he said that this is possible. I would like to know what if any genetic diseases this result would be consistent with. I suspect that someone knows the answer to this question and it is just a matter of finding that person. I know that FT does not deal with health issues, but any information I can get about this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
ML Zachary
Thanks,
ML Zachary
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