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[New technologies for the human genome exploration].
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Nov 2010
Keren B, Schluth-Bolard C, Egea G, Sanlaville D
Abstract excerpt
Human genome consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes, bearing our genetic information. Basically, there are two main approaches to analyse our genome: molecular genetics with direct sequencing, which detects genic mutations, and cytogenetics with the karyotype, which detects number and structural chromosomal anomalies. The main limitation of the karyotype is its level of resolution: it cannot detect abnormalities...
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