Copy number variants (CNVs) are duplications or deletions of at least 1 kb of genetic material and have recently been recognized to make a large contribution to genetic diversity (reviewed in [3]).

Source: By Courtesy: National Human Genome Research Institute via Wikimedia Commons Anyone who uses a digital device of any kind will probably have noticed how easy it is accidently to duplicate—or ...

New York, N.Y. (December 16, 2010) – Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, today announced the awarding of 21 new research grants totaling $2,309,233 in funding ...

Autism and related traits are highly heritable but cannot be explained by currently known genetic risk factors. Therefore, the advent of genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and copy ...