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>According to a 2013 study, Ashkenazi Jews are genetically as closely related to each other as fourth or fifth cousins. The study found that 50 to 80 percent of DNA from the Ashkenazi Y chromosome, which is used to trace the male lineage, originated in the Near East.
>Scientists have identified a genetic variant on chromosome 3 that significantly increases the risk of developing schizophrenia in Ashkenazi Jews
>The study, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, associates a deletion on chromosome 3 with increased incidence of schizophrenia.
>The Ashkenazim are a relatively genetically isolated population that has been shown to be ideal for finding susceptibility genes for other common complex genetic diseases such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, and Parkinson’s disease.
The chosen ones.
