Genetic and epigenetic variations contributed by Alu retrotransposition

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>De novo </it>retrotransposition of Alu elements has been recognized as a major driver for insertion polymorphisms in human populations. In this study, we exploited Alu-anchored bisulfite PCR libraries to identify evol...

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Main Authors: de Andrade Alexandre, Wang Min, Bonaldo Maria F, Xie Hehuang, Soares Marcelo B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/617