The Neanderthal gene linked to increased pain sensitivity

Read this today from a Nature Briefing email:

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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02202-x Neanderthal gene linked to increased pain sensitivity People who have inherited nerve-altering mutations from the ancient hominins tend to experience more pain. ...snip...

I just found this to be fascinating, one to identify the "Neanderthal" genes, then to work out what they did and how they may still be influencing our biology.

Wonder if there is then any link to human redheads being more sensitive to pain?

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