Expression profiling of repetitive elements by melting temperature analysis: variation in HERV-W <it>gag </it>expression across human individuals and tissues

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) constitute approximately 8% of the human genome and have long been considered "junk". The sheer number and repetitive nature of these elements make studies of their expression methodolog...

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Main Authors: Tyrcha Joanna, Uhrzander Fredrik, Li Fang, Nellåker Christoffer, Karlsson Håkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/532