The utility of copy number variation (CNV) in studies of hypertension-related left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH): Rationale, potential and challenges
The ultimate goal of human genetics is to understand the role of genome variation in elucidating human traits and diseases. Besides single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), copy number variation (CNV), defined as gains or losses of a DNA segment larger than 1 kb, has recently emerged as an important to...
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BioMed Central Ltd.
2013
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