Strategies for the detection of copy number and other structural variants in the human genome.

@article{citeulike:796333, abstract = {Advances in genome scanning technologies are revealing that copy number variants (CNVs) and polymorphisms, ranging from a few kilobases to several megabases in size, are present in genomes at frequencies much greater than previously known. Discoveries of additional forms of genomic variation, including inversions, insertions, deletions and complex rearrangements, are also occurring at an increased rate. Along with CNVs, these sequence alterations are collectively known as structural variants, and their discovery has had an immediate impact on the interpretation of basic research and clinical diagnostic data. This paper discusses different methods, experimental strategies and technologies that are currently available to study copy number variation and other structural variants in the human genome.}, address = {The Centre for Applied Genomics and Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.}, author = {Carson, A. R. and Feuk, L. and Mohammed, M. and Scherer, S. W. }, citeulike-article-id = {796333}, issn = {1479-7364}, journal = {Hum Genomics}, month = {June}, number = {6}, pages = {403--414}, posted-at = {2007-06-10 10:31:07}, priority = {4}, title = {Strategies for the detection of copy number and other structural variants in the human genome.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16848978}, volume = {2}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:796333 L3 - citeulike-article-id:796333 TI - Strategies for the detection of copy number and other structural variants in the human genome. JF - Hum Genomics VL - 2 IS - 6 SP - 403 EP - 414 AD - The Centre for Applied Genomics and Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. SN - 1479-7364 N2 - Advances in genome scanning technologies are revealing that copy number variants (CNVs) and polymorphisms, ranging from a few kilobases to several megabases in size, are present in genomes at frequencies much greater than previously known. Discoveries of additional forms of genomic variation, including inversions, insertions, deletions and complex rearrangements, are also occurring at an increased rate. Along with CNVs, these sequence alterations are collectively known as structural variants, and their discovery has had an immediate impact on the interpretation of basic research and clinical diagnostic data. This paper discusses different methods, experimental strategies and technologies that are currently available to study copy number variation and other structural variants in the human genome. AU - Carson, AR AU - Feuk, L AU - Mohammed, M AU - Scherer, SW PY - 2006/06// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16848978 ER -