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Common deletions and SNPs are in linkage disequilibrium in the human genome.
Nature genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Hinds David A, Kloek Andrew P, Jen Michael, Chen Xiyin, Frazer Kelly A
Abstract excerpt
Humans show great variation in phenotypic traits such as height, eye color and susceptibility to disease. Genomic DNA sequence differences among individuals are responsible for the inherited components of these complex traits. Reports suggest that intermediate and large-scale DNA copy number and structural variations are prevalent enough to be an important source of genetic variation between individuals. Because...
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