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New technology used to construct the first map of structural variation in the human genome

11-22-2006 · EurekAlert!

Scientists have developed powerful new experimental and algorithmic methods to detect copy number variants (CNVs) -- defined as large deletions and duplications of DNA segments. These technologies -- reported today in the journal Genome Research -- were used to create the first comprehensive map of CNVs in the human genome.

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