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Complex human chromosomal and genomic rearrangements.
Trends in genetics : TIG - 1 Jul 2009
Zhang Feng, Carvalho Claudia M B, Lupski James R
Abstract excerpt
Copy number variation (CNV) is a major source of genetic variation among humans. In addition to existing as benign polymorphisms, CNVs can also convey clinical phenotypes, including genomic disorders, sporadic diseases and complex human traits. CNV results from genomic rearrangements that can represent simple deletion or duplication of a genomic segment, or be more complex. Complex chromosomal rearrangements...
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