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Using the neanderthal and denisova genetic data to understand the common MAPT 17q21 inversion in modern humans.
Human biology - 1 Dec 2012
Setó-Salvia Núria, Sánchez-Quinto Federico, Carbonell Eudald, Lorenzo Carlos, Comas David, Clarimón Jordi
Abstract excerpt
The polymorphic inversion on 17q21, that includes the MAPT gene, represents a unique locus in the human genome characterized by a large region with strong linkage disequilibrium. Two distinct haplotypes, H1 and H2, exist in modern humans, and H1 has been unequivocally related to several neurodegenerative disorders. Recent data indicate that recurrent inversions of this genomic region have occurred through primate...
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