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SUBMITTER: Solis-Moruno M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5680330 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Solis-Moruno Manuel M de Manuel Marc M Hernandez-Rodriguez Jessica J Fontsere Claudia C Gomara-Castaño Alba A Valsera-Naranjo Cristina C Crailsheim Dietmar D Navarro Arcadi A Llorente Miquel M Riera Laura L Feliu-Olleta Olga O Marques-Bonet Tomas T
Scientific reports 20171109 1
The genus Pan is the closest related to humans (Homo sapiens) and it includes two species: Pan troglodytes (chimpanzees) and Pan paniscus (bonobos). Different characteristics, some of biomedical aspect, separate them from us. For instance, some common human medical conditions are rare in chimpanzees (menopause, Alzheimer disease) although it is unclear to which extent longevity plays an active role in these differences. However, both humans and chimpanzees present similar pathologies, thus, unde ...[more]