Enrichment of ultraconserved elements among genomic imbalances causing mental delay and congenital anomalies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ultraconserved elements (UCEs) are defined as stretches of at least 200 base pairs of human DNA that match identically with corresponding regions in the mouse and rat genomes, albeit their real significance remains an intriguing...

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Main Authors: Mayo Sonia, Quiroga Ramiro, Blesa David, Oltra Silvestre, Roselló Mónica, Monfort Sandra, Martínez Francisco, Orellana Carmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/3/54