estd198 (Chia et al. 2013)
- Organism:
- Human
- Study Type:
- Control Set
- Submitter:
- Nicole Chia
- Description:
- We performed high density array analysis of 64 unrelated healthy Caucasian females using Illumina Omni1-Quad SNP microarray. Two CNV detection algorithms were applied to the raw data and the calls were merged to ensure a robust analysis of copy number variation. The results of a comprehensive investigation of CNVs on chromosome 18 in relation to distribution, incidence, gene density, population frequency and association with genomic architecture are described. Two CNV regions were confirmed by sequencing and precise breakpoints defined demonstrating a 2bp microhomology at the breakpoint junction of both CNVs. The investigation of associations of CNVs with repetitive elements on chromosome 18 shows that one third do not involve breakpoints in repeat sequences and the results of investigations suggests that the mechanism of derivation of CNVs in the normal population may be multi-factorial. The population frequencies of two CNVs were determined using a simple screening test that was designed to differentiate genotypes. This is the first specific investigation of CNVs on chromosome 18 with high resolution microarray of normal individuals using DNA extracted from whole blood. See Variant Summary counts for estd198 in dbVar Variant Summary.
- Publication(s):
- Chia et al. 2013