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Functional Impact and Evolution of a Novel Human Polymorphic Inversion That Disrupts a Gene and Creates a Fusion Transcript.
PLoS genetics - 1 Oct 2015
Puig Marta, Castellano David, Pantano Lorena, Giner-Delgado Carla, Izquierdo David, Gayà-Vidal Magdalena, Lucas-Lledó José Ignacio, Esko Tõnu, Terao Chikashi, Matsuda Fumihiko, Cáceres Mario
Abstract excerpt
Despite many years of study into inversions, very little is known about their functional consequences, especially in humans. A common hypothesis is that the selective value of inversions stems in part from their effects on nearby genes, although evidence of this in natural populations is almost nonexistent. Here we present a global analysis of a new 415-kb polymorphic inversion that is among the longest ones...
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