除髮色膚色外,耳垢(cerumen)也有種族之分的。402Please respect copyright.PENANAsjWY8V0Nol
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(圖2)有研究指出(Ref1),80-95%的東亞地區人,30-50%的南亞、北美人,402Please respect copyright.PENANAbPgFmw4RTc
耳垢均呈乾身狀態。402Please respect copyright.PENANAws4L81d8oK
然而,只有3%左右的歐洲及非洲人擁有這個乾身耳垢特質。402Please respect copyright.PENANA4iByUPjMeP
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經一輪比對後,科學家認為共有四條基因對耳垢到底是濕是乾有著重大的影響力,分別為ABCC12, ABCC11, LONPL and SIAH1。402Please respect copyright.PENANAHfBk2QWVYt
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(圖3)研究中的126名日本人,有88名乾身耳垢人士,38名濕身耳垢人士。402Please respect copyright.PENANAIuBDSm90cP
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乾身耳垢88人之中,87人兩條ABCC11基因某個區域均為AA英文字母。402Please respect copyright.PENANAnHT2MmQZUK
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而濕身耳垢38人之中,兩條ABCC11基因某個區域均為GG英文字母,又或者是一條基因為A,一條基因為G。402Please respect copyright.PENANABAXvHanWon
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其後科學家亦證實,該基因區域的英文字母,將對ABCC11蛋白質的功用有著重大的影響。402Please respect copyright.PENANA5jGAhs20Vw
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耳垢是濕是乾,對健康有沒有影響暫時尚未清楚。現今開始亦有研究嘗試透過檢測耳垢的狀況來判斷人體的健康狀況,處於初步及有爭論性的階段之中。402Please respect copyright.PENANA2GqWDb7OeB
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各種族的ABCC11基因變異情況,可參閱這圖表:https://www.nature.com/articles/ng1733/tables/1402Please respect copyright.PENANAaduruqjkJL
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說到尾,你的耳垢,是乾還是濕呢?402Please respect copyright.PENANAS9w9pRHvAC
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Ref1:https://www.nature.com/articles/ng1733402Please respect copyright.PENANAYODhHhnDsd
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耳垢圖取自wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwax402Please respect copyright.PENANAmw6ORQyeWc