KALLMANN SYNDROME GENE ON THE X-CHROMOSOME AND Y-CHROMOSOMES - IMPLICATIONS FOR EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCE OF HUMAN SEX-CHROMOSOMES

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INCERTI, B
GUIOLI, S
PRAGLIOLA, A
ZANARIA, E
BORSANI, G
TONLORENZI, R
BARDONI, B
FRANCO, B
WHEELER, D
BALLABIO, A
CAMERINO, G
机构
[1] UNIV PAVIA, I-27100 PAVIA, ITALY
[2] BAYLOR COLL MED, INST MOLEC GENET, HOUSTON, TX 77030 USA
[3] BAYLOR COLL MED, DEPT CELL BIOL, HOUSTON, TX 77030 USA
[4] IST GIANNINA GASLINI, I-16148 GENOA, ITALY
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10.1038/ng1292-311
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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The recently identified gene for X-linked Kallmann syndrome (hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia) has a closely related homologue on the Y chromosome. The X and Y copies of this gene are located in a large region of X/Y homology, on Xp22.3 and Yq11.2, respectively. Comparison of the structure of the X-linked Kallmann syndrome gene and its Y homologue shed light on the evolutionary history of this region of the human sex chromosomes. Our data show that the Y homologue is not functional. Comparative analysis of X/Y sequence identity at several loci on Xp22.3 and Yq11.2 suggests that the homology between these two regions is the result of a complex series of events which occurred in the recent evolution of sex chromosomes.
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