Widespread Divergence of the CEACAM/PSG Genes in Vertebrates and Humans Suggests Sensitivity to Selection

Chia Lin Chang; Jenia Semyonov; Po Jen Cheng; Shang Yu Huang; Jae Il Park; Huai-Jen Tsai; Cheng-Yung Lin; Frank Grützner; Yung Kuei Soong; James J. Cai; Sheau Yu Teddy Hsu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061701

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Widespread Divergence of the CEACAM/PSG Genes in Vertebrates and Humans Suggests Sensitivity to Selection

Chia Lin Chang ,

* E-mail: amego@cgmh.org.tw

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Jenia Semyonov,

Affiliation Reproductive Biology and Stem Cell Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Po Jen Cheng,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Shang Yu Huang,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Jae Il Park,

Affiliation Reproductive Biology and Stem Cell Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Huai-Jen Tsai,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Cheng-Yung Lin,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Frank Grützner,

Affiliation Discipline of Genetics, School of Molecular & Biomedical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Yung Kuei Soong,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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James J. Cai,

Affiliation Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Sheau Yu Teddy Hsu

Affiliation Reproductive Biology and Stem Cell Research Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Widespread Divergence of the CEACAM/PSG Genes in Vertebrates and Humans Suggests Sensitivity to Selection

Chia Lin Chang,
Jenia Semyonov,
Po Jen Cheng,
Shang Yu Huang,
Jae Il Park,
Huai-Jen Tsai,
Cheng-Yung Lin,
Frank Grützner,
Yung Kuei Soong,
James J. Cai

Published: April 16, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061701

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