SLC6A13 (Na+/Cl- dependent GABA transporter 2 ) gene

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Introduction

A segmental duplication of chromosome 12 involving SLC6A13 is one of the few features distinguishing the human genome from the chimpanzee genome.[1][2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Fortna A, Kim Y, MacLaren E, Marshall K, Hahn G, Meltesen L, Brenton M, Hink R, Burgers S, Hernandez-Boussard T, Karimpour- Fard A, Glueck D, McGavran L, Berry R, Pollack J, Sikela JM. Lineage-specific gene duplication and loss in human and great ape evolution. PLoS Biol. 2004 Jul;2(7):E207. Epub 2004 Jul 13. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15252450
  2. 2.0 2.1 Goidts V, Szamalek JM, Hameister H, Kehrer-Sawatzki H. Segmental duplication associated with the human-specific inversion of chromosome 18: a further example of the impact of segmental duplications on karyotype and genome evolution in primates. Hum Genet. 2004 Jul;115(2):116-22. Epub 2004 May 7. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15133654

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