Inter-population variability of DEFA3 gene absence: correlation with haplotype structure and population variability

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Copy number variants (CNVs) account for a significant proportion of normal phenotypic variation and may have an important role in human pathological variation. The α-defensin cluster on human chromosome 8p23.1 is one of the better-ch...

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Main Authors: Bosch Nina, González Juan, Ballana Ester, Estivill Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/8/14