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Unique divergence of the breast cancer 2 (BRCA2) gene in Neanderthals

Unique divergence of the BRCA2, a tumor suppressor gene, in Neanderthals relative to other primates, including modern humans, is highlighted. This divergence with potentially pathogenic consequences raises a question about cancer susceptibility in the archaic species that was replaced by modern huma...

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Autores principales: Michalak, Pawel, Kang, Lin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30410429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41065-018-0073-5