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A genome-wide survey of copy number variations in Han Chinese residing in Taiwan.
Genomics - 1 Oct 2009
Lin Chien-Hsing, Lin Ying-Chao, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Pan Wen-Harn, Chen Yuan-Tsong, Fann Cathy S J
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Copy number variation (CNV) is a form of DNA sequence variation in the human genome. CNVs can affect expression of nearby and distant genes, and some of them might cause certain phenotypic differences. CNVs vary slightly in location and frequency among different populations. Because currently-available CNV information from Asian population was limited to fewer small-scale studies with only dozens of subjects, a...
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