Evolution of genetic and genomic features unique to the human lineage

A draft sequence of the Neandertal genome

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Initial sequence of the chimpanzee genome and comparison with the human genome

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Genetic history of an archaic hominin group from Denisova Cave in Siberia

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A high-coverage genome sequence from an archaic denisovan individual

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Endurance running and the evolution of Homo

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Repetitive DNA and next-generation sequencing: computational challenges and solutions

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The impact of retrotransposons on human genome evolution

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Missing heritability and strategies for finding the underlying causes of complex disease

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Genome structural variation discovery and genotyping

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Molecular evolution of FOXP2, a gene involved in speech and language

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Hot L1s account for the bulk of retrotransposition in the human population

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An RNA gene expressed during cortical development evolved rapidly in humans

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Genome architecture, rearrangements and genomic disorders

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L1 retrotransposition in human neural progenitor cells

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Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence

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Personalized copy number and segmental duplication maps using next-generation sequencing

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Gene conversion: mechanisms, evolution and human disease

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The Origin of Man: A Chromosomal Pictorial Legacy

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Inferring Nonneutral Evolution from Human-Chimp-Mouse Orthologous Gene Trios

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Diversity of Human Copy Number Variation and Multicopy Genes

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Recurrent reciprocal 1q21.1 deletions and duplications associated with microcephaly or macrocephaly and developmental and behavioral abnormalities

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A humanized version of Foxp2 affects cortico-basal ganglia circuits in mice

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The bonobo genome compared with the chimpanzee and human genomes

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Human-specific loss of regulatory DNA and the evolution of human-specific traits

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A Composite of Multiple Signals Distinguishes Causal Variants in Regions of Positive Selection

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Comparative studies of gene expression and the evolution of gene regulation

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Inhibition of SRGAP2 function by its human-specific paralogs induces neoteny during spine maturation

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Human subtelomeres are hot spots of interchromosomal recombination and segmental duplication

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When Less Is More: Gene Loss as an Engine of Evolutionary Change

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Accelerated Evolution of Nervous System Genes in the Origin of Homo sapiens

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Evolution of human-specific neural SRGAP2 genes by incomplete segmental duplication

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Myosin gene mutation correlates with anatomical changes in the human lineage

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FOXP2 expression during brain development coincides with adult sites of pathology in a severe speech and language disorder

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Human-Specific Gain of Function in a Developmental Enhancer

Prabhakar, S., Visel, A., Akiyama, J. A., Shoukry, M. I., Lewis, K. D., Holt, A., Plajzer-Frick, I., Morrison, H., FitzPatrick, D. R., Afzal, V., et al. (2008) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1159974 · Cited by 363 · see citing works

Reconstruction of genomic rearrangements in great apes and gibbons by chromosome painting.

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Genetic variation in PCDH11X is associated with susceptibility to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease

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Divergence between samples of chimpanzee and human DNA sequences is 5%, counting indels

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Recent de novo origin of human protein-coding genes

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Uniquely human evolution of sialic acid genetics and biology

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Lineage-Specific Gene Duplication and Loss in Human and Great Ape Evolution

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LINE-1 retrotransposons: mediators of somatic variation in neuronal genomes?

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Sex-specific and lineage-specific alternative splicing in primatesPreprint

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Climate change and evolving human diversity in Europe during the last glacial

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Accelerated Protein Evolution and Origins of Human-Specific Features: FOXP2 as an Example

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Extension of cortical synaptic development distinguishes humans from chimpanzees and macaques

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The evolution of human reproduction: A primatological perspective

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A burst of segmental duplications in the genome of the African great ape ancestor

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Sequencing the chimpanzee genome: insights into human evolution and disease

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Adaptive evolution of ASPM, a major determinant of cerebral cortical size in humans

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Reconstructing the evolutionary history of microcephalin, a gene controlling human brain size

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Siglecs in innate immunity

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Loss of Siglec expression on T lymphocytes during human evolution

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Duplication hotspots, rare genomic disorders, and common disease

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3,5‐Diiodothyronine binds to subunit Va of cytochrome‐c oxidase and abolishes the allosteric inhibition of respiration by ATP

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Alleviation of Neurotoxicity by Microglial Human Siglec-11

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Human LineageSpecific Amplification, Selection, and Neuronal Expression of DUF1220 Domains

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De Novo Origin of Human Protein-Coding Genes

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Gene copy number variation spanning 60 million years of human and primate evolutionPreprint

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Human uniqueness: genome interactions with environment, behaviour and culture

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Severe Preeclampsia-Related Changes in Gene Expression at the Maternal-Fetal Interface Include Sialic Acid-Binding Immunoglobulin-Like Lectin-6 and Pappalysin-2

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Human aquaporin adipose (AQPap) gene

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Hotspots of Biased Nucleotide Substitutions in Human Genes

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A Novel Gene Family NBPF: Intricate Structure Generated by Gene Duplications During Primate Evolution

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A Human-Specific De Novo Protein-Coding Gene Associated with Human Brain Functions

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Phosphorylation of p85 βPIX, a Rac/Cdc42-specific Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor, via the Ras/ERK/PAK2 Pathway Is Required for Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor-induced Neurite Outgrowth

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DUF1220-Domain Copy Number Implicated in Human Brain-Size Pathology and Evolution

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Human-specific expression of Siglec-6 in the placenta

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The chimeric gene CHRFAM7A, a partial duplication of the CHRNA7 gene, is a dominant negative regulator of α7*nAChR function

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Genomic Copy Number Variation in Disorders of Cognitive Development

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Increased Cortical Expression of Two Synaptogenic Thrombospondins in Human Brain Evolution

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Biomedical Differences Between Human and Nonhuman Hominids: Potential Roles for Uniquely Human Aspects of Sialic Acid Biology

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Metabolic changes in schizophrenia and human brain evolution

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Sex-dependent association of common variants of microcephaly genes with brain structure

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Heart disease is common in humans and chimpanzees, but is caused by different pathological processes

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An Evolutionary Genomic Approach to Identify Genes Involved in Human Birth Timing

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COMPARATIVE PRIMATE GENOMICS

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Direct visualization of single copy genes on banded metaphase chromosomes by nonisotopicin situhybridization

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Mutations and Polymorphisms of the FSH Receptor (FSHR) Gene

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Eight genetic loci associated with variation in lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 mass and activity and coronary heart disease: meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from five community-based studies

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The ongoing adaptive evolution of ASPM and Microcephalin is not explained by increased intelligence

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Molecular evolution of the brain size regulator genes CDK5RAP2 and CENPJ

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The SPANX gene family of cancer/testis-specific antigens: Rapid evolution and amplification in African great apes and hominids

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Fixation of the Human-Specific CMP-N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Hydroxylase Pseudogene and Implications of Haplotype Diversity for Human Evolution

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The DISC1 Pathway Modulates Expression of Neurodevelopmental, Synaptogenic and Sensory Perception Genes

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Comprehensive copy number variant (CNV) analysis of neuronal pathways genes in psychiatric disorders identifies rare variants within patients

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