SMN gene duplication and the emergence of the SMN2 gene occurred in distinct hominids: SMN2 is unique to Homo sapiens

Human Genetics

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 255-266

  Rochette, C F ^a   Gilbert, N ^a   Simard, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHIMPANZEE; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HOMINID; HOMOGENATE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOTOR NERVE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; DNA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PAN TROGLODYTES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HOMINIDAE; HOMO SAPIENS; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 0035073894     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390100473     Document Type: Article

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