Abstract
Two major types of genetic variation are known: single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and a more recently discovered structural variation, involving changes in copy number (CNVs) of kilobase- to megabase-sized chromosomal segments. It is unknown whether CNVs arise in somatic cells, but it is, however, generally assumed that normal cells are genetically identical. We tested 34 tissue samples from three subjects and, having analyzed for each tissue
Original language | English |
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Journal | Human Mutation |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 9 |
Pages (from-to) | 1118-24 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 1059-7794 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adult
- Chromosomes, Human
- Gene Dosage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genomics
- Humans
- Mosaicism
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Organ Specificity
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Tissue Distribution