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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-11-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/532 |