Copy number variation of microRNA genes in the human genome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important genetic elements that regulate the expression of thousands of human genes. Polymorphisms affecting miRNA biogenesis, dosage and target recognition may represent potentially functional variants. The fu...

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Main Authors: Krzyzosiak Wlodzimierz J, Szymanski Maciej, Marcinkowska Malgorzata, Kozlowski Piotr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/183