The role of positive selection in determining the molecular cause of species differences in disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Related species, such as humans and chimpanzees, often experience the same disease with varying degrees of pathology, as seen in the cases of Alzheimer's disease, or differing symptomatology as in AIDS. Furthermore, certain dise...

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Main Authors: Foord Steven M, Simmons Mark D, Word Michael, Kumar Vinod, Topp Simon D, Rajagopalan Dilip, Amrine-Madsen Heather, Emes Richard D, Hasan Samiul, Vamathevan Jessica J, Sanseau Philippe, Yang Ziheng, Holbrook Joanna D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/273