Abnormal dosage of ultraconserved elements is highly disfavored in healthy cells but not cancer cells.

Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) are strongly depleted from segmental duplications and copy number variations (CNVs) in the human genome, suggesting that deletion or duplication of a UCE can be deleterious to the mammalian cell. Here we address the process by which CNVs become depleted of UCEs. We beg...

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Main Authors: Ruth B McCole, Chamith Y Fonseka, Amnon Koren, C-Ting Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4207606?pdf=render