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ArticleiScience2026

Genomic structural variations distinguishing archaic and modern humans are associated with neurodevelopment.

Shiyu Zha, Cheng Li, Chao Zhang

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Article in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shiyu ZhaSchool of Life Sciences, Center for Bioinformatics, Center for Statistical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Cheng LiSchool of Life Sciences, Center for Bioinformatics, Center for Statistical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Chao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Evolution & Animal Models, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 17 Longxin Road, Panlong District, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.

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Abstract

Understanding the divergence in neurodevelopment between extinct archaic hominins and modern humans is a central goal in evolutionary biology. Structural variants (SVs) are key genomic drivers of phenotypic change. Here, we identified a set of SVs present in archaic humans by screening fixed SV events from diverse non-human primate (NHP) lineages, termed archaic hominin structural variants (AHSVs). AHSVs are significantly enriched in genes governing brain development and function, many of which are implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders. We found that several AHSVs overlap with brain

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archaic homininsbrain evolutiondenisovansneanderthalstructural variation

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PMID42866651
PMCPMC13657238

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