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Human-Specific Genes, Cortical Progenitor Cells, and Microcephaly

Over the past few years, human-specific genes have received increasing attention as potential major contributors responsible for the 3-fold difference in brain size between human and chimpanzee. Accordingly, mutations affecting these genes may lead to a reduction in human brain size and therefore, m...

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Published in:Cells
Main Authors: Heide, Michael, Huttner, Wieland B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8156310/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34063381
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10051209
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