Systematic Functional Characterization of Human 21st Chromosome Orthologs in Caenorhabditis elegans

Individuals with Down syndrome have neurological and muscle impairments due to an additional copy of the human 21st chromosome (HSA21). Only a few of ∼200 HSA21 genes encoding proteins have been linked to specific Down syndrome phenotypes, while the remainder are understudied. To identify poorly cha...

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Main Authors: Sarah K. Nordquist, Sofia R. Smith, Jonathan T. Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2018-03-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
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Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.118.200019