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NSD1 gene evolves under episodic selection within primates and mutations of specific exons in humans cause Sotos syndrome

BACKGROUND: Modern human brains and skull shapes differ from other hominids. Brain growth disorders as micro- (ASPM, MCPH1) and macrocephaly (NFIX, GLI3) have been highlighted as relevant for the evolution in humans due to the impact in early brain development. Genes associated with macrocephaly hav...

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Autores principales: Romero, Vanessa I., Arias-Almeida, Benjamin, Aguiar, Stefanie A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9783842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36550402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-09071-w