Emergence of a Homo sapiens-specific gene family and chromosome 16p11.2 CNV susceptibility

Genetic differences that specify unique aspects of human evolution have typically been identified by comparative analyses between the genomes of humans and closely related primates1, including more recently the genomes of archaic hominins2,3. Not all regions of the genome, however, are equally amena...

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Main Authors: Nuttle, Xander, Giannuzzi, Giuliana, Duyzend, Michael H., Schraiber, Joshua G., Narvaiza, IƱigo, Sudmant, Peter H., Penn, Osnat, Chiatante, Giorgia, Malig, Maika, Huddleston, John, Benner, Chris, Camponeschi, Francesca, Ciofi-Baffoni, Simone, Stessman, Holly A.F., Marchetto, Maria C. N., Denman, Laura, Harshman, Lana, Baker, Carl, Raja, Archana, Penewit, Kelsi, Janke, Nicolette, Tang, W. Joyce, Ventura, Mario, Banci, Lucia, Antonacci, Francesca, Akey, Joshua M., Amemiya, Chris T., Gage, Fred H., Reymond, Alexandre, Eichler, Evan E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988886/