I have a relatively high proportion of Neanderthal. I'm not sure if it creates additional health risks, but it's interesting to read the correlative research:

- We are more likely to be morning people.

- We have greater risk of sunburn.

- Higher likelihood of balding.

- Greater mechanical pain sensitivity.

- (Sometimes significant) effects on immune and antiviral responses.

- Some variants have increased risk of allergy.

- Some variants linked to larger lung capacity.

- Some associations with bone density.

- Neanderthal variants influence nose height and shape.

- Some variants linked to fewer miscarriages.

- Some variants associated with younger menopause.

- Strong statistical associations with smoking behaviour (more likely).

Am I reading it right that fear of heights is associated with Neanderthal ancestry? Wonder how much, substantively, more than people who carry none. I'm assuming with these genetic associations we're often talking small absolute effect sizes