DNA Copy Number Variations: Stretches of genomic DNA that exist in different multiples between individuals. Many copy number variations have been associated with susceptibility or resistance to disease.Gene Dosage: The number of copies of a given gene present in the cell of an organism. An increase in gene dosage (by GENE DUPLICATION for example) can result in higher levels of gene product formation. GENE DOSAGE COMPENSATION mechanisms result in adjustments to the level GENE EXPRESSION when there are changes or differences in gene dosage.Adenomatoid Tumor: A small, circumscribed, benign tumor of the genital tract, composed of small glandlike spaces lined by flattened or cuboidal mesothelium-like cells. (From Dorland, 27th ed)Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis: Hybridization of a nucleic acid sample to a very large set of OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES, which have been attached individually in columns and rows to a solid support, to determine a BASE SEQUENCE, or to detect variations in a gene sequence, GENE EXPRESSION, or for GENE MAPPING.Comparative Genomic Hybridization: A method for comparing two sets of chromosomal DNA by analyzing differences in the copy number and location of specific sequences. It is used to look for large sequence changes such as deletions, duplications, amplifications, or translocations.Genome, Human: The complete genetic complement contained in the DNA of a set of CHROMOSOMES in a HUMAN. The length of the human genome is about 3 billion base pairs.Genome: The genetic complement of an organism, including all of its GENES, as represented in its DNA, or in some cases, its RNA.Sequence Analysis, DNA: A multistage process that includes cloning, physical mapping, subcloning, determination of the DNA SEQUENCE, and information analysis.Genetic Variation: Genotypic differences observed among individuals in a population.Base Sequence: The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence.Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide: A single nucleotide variation in a genetic sequence that occurs at appreciable frequency in the population.Gene Duplication: Processes occurring in various organisms by which new genes are copied. Gene duplication may result in a MULTIGENE FAMILY; supergenes or PSEUDOGENES.Genomics: The systematic study of the complete DNA sequences (GENOME) of organisms.Chromosome Aberrations: Abnormal number or structure of chromosomes. Chromosome aberrations may result in CHROMOSOME DISORDERS.Molecular Sequence Data: Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.Nucleic Acid Hybridization: Widely used technique which exploits the ability of complementary sequences in single-stranded DNAs or RNAs to pair with each other to form a double helix. Hybridization can take place between two complimentary DNA sequences, between a single-stranded DNA and a complementary RNA, or between two RNA sequences. The technique is used to detect and isolate specific sequences, measure homology, or define other characteristics of one or both strands. (Kendrew, Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994, p503)Segmental Duplications, Genomic: Low-copy (2-50) repetitive DNA elements that are highly homologous and range in size from 1000 to 400,000 base pairs.DNA, Viral: Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of viruses.Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial: DNA constructs that are composed of, at least, a REPLICATION ORIGIN, for successful replication, propagation to and maintenance as an extra chromosome in bacteria. In addition, they can carry large amounts (about 200 kilobases) of other sequence for a variety of bioengineering purposes.Chromosome Mapping: Any method used for determining the location of and relative distances between genes on a chromosome.Genome-Wide Association Study: An analysis comparing the allele frequencies of all available (or a whole GENOME representative set of) polymorphic markers in unrelated patients with a specific symptom or disease condition, and those of healthy controls to identify markers associated with a specific disease or condition.Genotype: The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS.Gene Amplification: A selective increase in the number of copies of a gene coding for a specific protein without a proportional increase in other genes. It occurs naturally via the excision of a copy of the repeating sequence from the chromosome and its extrachromosomal replication in a plasmid, or via the production of an RNA transcript of the entire repeating sequence of ribosomal RNA followed by the reverse transcription of the molecule to produce an additional copy of the original DNA sequence. Laboratory techniques have been introduced for inducing disproportional replication by unequal crossing over, uptake of DNA from lysed cells, or generation of extrachromosomal sequences from rolling circle replication.Chromosomes, Human: Very long DNA molecules and associated proteins, HISTONES, and non-histone chromosomal proteins (CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE). Normally 46 chromosomes, including two sex chromosomes are found in the nucleus of human cells. They carry the hereditary information of the individual.DNA, Neoplasm: DNA present in neoplastic tissue.In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence: A type of IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION in which target sequences are stained with fluorescent dye so their location and size can be determined using fluorescence microscopy. This staining is sufficiently distinct that the hybridization signal can be seen both in metaphase spreads and in interphase nuclei.Algorithms: A procedure consisting of a sequence of algebraic formulas and/or logical steps to calculate or determine a given task.Polymerase Chain Reaction: In vitro method for producing large amounts of specific DNA or RNA fragments of defined length and sequence from small amounts of short oligonucleotide flanking sequences (primers). The essential steps include thermal denaturation of the double-stranded target molecules, annealing of the primers to their complementary sequences, and extension of the annealed primers by enzymatic synthesis with DNA polymerase. The reaction is efficient, specific, and extremely sensitive. Uses for the reaction include disease diagnosis, detection of difficult-to-isolate pathogens, mutation analysis, genetic testing, DNA sequencing, and analyzing evolutionary relationships.Genome, Bacterial: The genetic complement of a BACTERIA as represented in its DNA.Gene Expression Profiling: The determination of the pattern of genes expressed at the level of GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION, under specific circumstances or in a specific cell.Genetic Predisposition to Disease: A latent susceptibility to disease at the genetic level, which may be activated under certain conditions.Genome, Viral: The complete genetic complement contained in a DNA or RNA molecule in a virus.Genomic Structural Variation: Contiguous large-scale (1000-400,000 basepairs) differences in the genomic DNA between individuals, due to SEQUENCE DELETION; SEQUENCE INSERTION; or SEQUENCE INVERSION.Gene Deletion: A genetic rearrangement through loss of segments of DNA or RNA, bringing sequences which are normally separated into close proximity. This deletion may be detected using cytogenetic techniques and can also be inferred from the phenotype, indicating a deletion at one specific locus.Genetic Loci: Specific regions that are mapped within a GENOME. Genetic loci are usually identified with a shorthand notation that indicates the chromosome number and the position of a specific band along the P or Q arm of the chromosome where they are found. For example the locus 6p21 is found within band 21 of the P-arm of CHROMOSOME 6. Many well known genetic loci are also known by common names that are associated with a genetic function or HEREDITARY DISEASE.DNA, Mitochondrial: Double-stranded DNA of MITOCHONDRIA. In eukaryotes, the mitochondrial GENOME is circular and codes for ribosomal RNAs, transfer RNAs, and about 10 proteins.Phenotype: The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment.Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome: Autosomal dominant HEREDITARY CANCER SYNDROME in which a mutation most often in either BRCA1 or BRCA2 is associated with a significantly increased risk for breast and ovarian cancers.Models, Genetic: Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of genetic processes or phenomena. They include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.Chromosome Duplication: An aberration in which an extra chromosome or a chromosomal segment is made.Software: Sequential operating programs and data which instruct the functioning of a digital computer.Databases, Genetic: Databases devoted to knowledge about specific genes and gene products.Evolution, Molecular: The process of cumulative change at the level of DNA; RNA; and PROTEINS, over successive generations.Alleles: Variant forms of the same gene, occupying the same locus on homologous CHROMOSOMES, and governing the variants in production of the same gene product.Genotyping Techniques: Methods used to determine individuals' specific ALLELES or SNPS (single nucleotide polymorphisms).DNA: A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine).Genome, Plant: The genetic complement of a plant (PLANTS) as represented in its DNA.Reproducibility of Results: The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results.Mutation: Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.Chromosome Deletion: Actual loss of portion of a chromosome.Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1: A specific pair of human chromosomes in group A (CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, 1-3) of the human chromosome classification.Phylogeny: The relationships of groups of organisms as reflected by their genetic makeup.Chromosomes, Mammalian: Complex nucleoprotein structures which contain the genomic DNA and are part of the CELL NUCLEUS of MAMMALS.Cluster Analysis: A set of statistical methods used to group variables or observations into strongly inter-related subgroups. In epidemiology, it may be used to analyze a closely grouped series of events or cases of disease or other health-related phenomenon with well-defined distribution patterns in relation to time or place or both.Markov Chains: A stochastic process such that the conditional probability distribution for a state at any future instant, given the present state, is unaffected by any additional knowledge of the past history of the system.46, XX Disorders of Sex Development: Congenital conditions in individuals with a female karyotype, in which the development of the gonadal or anatomical sex is atypical.Computational Biology: A field of biology concerned with the development of techniques for the collection and manipulation of biological data, and the use of such data to make biological discoveries or predictions. This field encompasses all computational methods and theories for solving biological problems including manipulation of models and datasets.Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8: A specific pair of GROUP C CHROMOSOMES of the human chromosome classification.High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing: Techniques of nucleotide sequence analysis that increase the range, complexity, sensitivity, and accuracy of results by greatly increasing the scale of operations and thus the number of nucleotides, and the number of copies of each nucleotide sequenced. The sequencing may be done by analysis of the synthesis or ligation products, hybridization to preexisting sequences, etc.Exome: That part of the genome that corresponds to the complete complement of EXONS of an organism or cell.Genes, Neoplasm: Genes whose abnormal expression, or MUTATION are associated with the development, growth, or progression of NEOPLASMS.INDEL Mutation: A mutation named with the blend of insertion and deletion. It refers to a length difference between two ALLELES where it is unknowable if the difference was originally caused by a SEQUENCE INSERTION or by a SEQUENCE DELETION. If the number of nucleotides in the insertion/deletion is not divisible by three, and it occurs in a protein coding region, it is also a FRAMESHIFT MUTATION.Loss of Heterozygosity: The loss of one allele at a specific locus, caused by a deletion mutation; or loss of a chromosome from a chromosome pair, resulting in abnormal HEMIZYGOSITY. It is detected when heterozygous markers for a locus appear monomorphic because one of the ALLELES was deleted.Genetics, Population: The discipline studying genetic composition of populations and effects of factors such as GENETIC SELECTION, population size, MUTATION, migration, and GENETIC DRIFT on the frequencies of various GENOTYPES and PHENOTYPES using a variety of GENETIC TECHNIQUES.Genomic Instability: An increased tendency of the GENOME to acquire MUTATIONS when various processes involved in maintaining and replicating the genome are dysfunctional.Haplotypes: The genetic constitution of individuals with respect to one member of a pair of allelic genes, or sets of genes that are closely linked and tend to be inherited together such as those of the MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX.Karyotyping: Mapping of the KARYOTYPE of a cell.HapMap Project: A coordinated international effort to identify and catalog patterns of linked variations (HAPLOTYPES) found in the human genome across the entire human population.Autistic Disorder: A disorder beginning in childhood. It is marked by the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interest. Manifestations of the disorder vary greatly depending on the developmental level and chronological age of the individual. (DSM-V)Sequence Deletion: Deletion of sequences of nucleic acids from the genetic material of an individual.Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16: A specific pair of GROUP E CHROMOSOMES of the human chromosome classification.Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques: Laboratory techniques that involve the in-vitro synthesis of many copies of DNA or RNA from one original template.Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22: A specific pair of GROUP G CHROMOSOMES of the human chromosome classification.Chromosomes, Human, X: The human female sex chromosome, being the differential sex chromosome carried by half the male gametes and all female gametes in humans.Case-Control Studies: Studies which start with the identification of persons with a disease of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease. The relationship of an attribute to the disease is examined by comparing diseased and non-diseased persons with regard to the frequency or levels of the attribute in each group.Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic: Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control of gene action in neoplastic tissue.Asian Continental Ancestry Group: Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the southeastern and eastern areas of the Asian continent.Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction: Methods used for detecting the amplified DNA products from the polymerase chain reaction as they accumulate instead of at the end of the reaction.Genetic Association Studies: The analysis of a sequence such as a region of a chromosome, a haplotype, a gene, or an allele for its involvement in controlling the phenotype of a specific trait, metabolic pathway, or disease.Species Specificity: The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.Aneuploidy: The chromosomal constitution of cells which deviate from the normal by the addition or subtraction of CHROMOSOMES, chromosome pairs, or chromosome fragments. In a normally diploid cell (DIPLOIDY) the loss of a chromosome pair is termed nullisomy (symbol: 2N-2), the loss of a single chromosome is MONOSOMY (symbol: 2N-1), the addition of a chromosome pair is tetrasomy (symbol: 2N+2), the addition of a single chromosome is TRISOMY (symbol: 2N+1).Gene Frequency: The proportion of one particular in the total of all ALLELES for one genetic locus in a breeding POPULATION.Microarray Analysis: The simultaneous analysis, on a microchip, of multiple samples or targets arranged in an array format.Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2: A specific pair of human chromosomes in group A (CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, 1-3) of the human chromosome classification.Pseudogenes: Genes bearing close resemblance to known genes at different loci, but rendered non-functional by additions or deletions in structure that prevent normal transcription or translation. When lacking introns and containing a poly-A segment near the downstream end (as a result of reverse copying from processed nuclear RNA into double-stranded DNA), they are called processed genes.Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6: A specific pair GROUP C CHROMSOMES of the human chromosome classification.Genome, Mitochondrial: The genetic complement of MITOCHONDRIA as represented in their DNA.Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20: A specific pair of GROUP F CHROMOSOMES of the human chromosome classification.Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17: A specific pair of GROUP E CHROMOSOMES of the human chromosome classification.Pedigree: The record of descent or ancestry, particularly of a particular condition or trait, indicating individual family members, their relationships, and their status with respect to the trait or condition.Inheritance Patterns: The different ways GENES and their ALLELES interact during the transmission of genetic traits that effect the outcome of GENE EXPRESSION.Chromosomes: In a prokaryotic cell or in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, a structure consisting of or containing DNA which carries the genetic information essential to the cell. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)Cell Line, Tumor: A cell line derived from cultured tumor cells.Hypertrichosis: Excessive hair growth at inappropriate locations, such as on the extremities, the head, and the back. It is caused by genetic or acquired factors, and is an androgen-independent process. This concept does not include HIRSUTISM which is an androgen-dependent excess hair growth in WOMEN and CHILDREN.Polymorphism, Genetic: The regular and simultaneous occurrence in a single interbreeding population of two or more discontinuous genotypes. The concept includes differences in genotypes ranging in size from a single nucleotide site (POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE) to large nucleotide sequences visible at a chromosomal level.Smith-Magenis Syndrome: Complex neurobehavioral disorder characterized by distinctive facial features (FACIES), developmental delay and INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. Behavioral phenotypes include sleep disturbance, maladaptive, self-injurious and attention-seeking behaviors. The sleep disturbance is linked to an abnormal circadian secretion pattern of MELATONIN. The syndrome is associated with de novo deletion or mutation and HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY of the retinoic acid-induced 1 protein on chromosome 17p11.2.DNA Mutational Analysis: Biochemical identification of mutational changes in a nucleotide sequence.Recombination, Genetic: Production of new arrangements of DNA by various mechanisms such as assortment and segregation, CROSSING OVER; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC CONJUGATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; or mixed infection of viruses.Complement C4a: The smaller fragment formed when complement C4 is cleaved by COMPLEMENT C1S. It is an anaphylatoxin that causes symptoms of immediate hypersensitivity (HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE) but its activity is weaker than that of COMPLEMENT C3A or COMPLEMENT C5A.beta-Defensins: DEFENSINS found mainly in epithelial cells.Pan troglodytes: The common chimpanzee, a species of the genus Pan, family HOMINIDAE. It lives in Africa, primarily in the tropical rainforests. There are a number of recognized subspecies.Genome, Fungal: The complete gene complement contained in a set of chromosomes in a fungus.Blotting, Southwestern: A method that is used to detect DNA-protein interactions. Proteins are separated by electrophoresis and blotted onto a nitrocellulose membrane similar to Western blotting (BLOTTING, WESTERN) but the proteins are identified when they bind labeled DNA PROBES (as with Southern blotting (BLOTTING, SOUTHERN)) instead of antibodies.Multigene Family: A set of genes descended by duplication and variation from some ancestral gene. Such genes may be clustered together on the same chromosome or dispersed on different chromosomes. Examples of multigene families include those that encode the hemoglobins, immunoglobulins, histocompatibility antigens, actins, tubulins, keratins, collagens, heat shock proteins, salivary glue proteins, chorion proteins, cuticle proteins, yolk proteins, and phaseolins, as well as histones, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA genes. The latter three are examples of reiterated genes, where hundreds of identical genes are present in a tandem array. (King & Stanfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)Neoplasms: New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms.Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction: A variation of the PCR technique in which cDNA is made from RNA via reverse transcription. The resultant cDNA is then amplified using standard PCR protocols.Microsatellite Repeats: A variety of simple repeat sequences that are distributed throughout the GENOME. They are characterized by a short repeat unit of 2-8 basepairs that is repeated up to 100 times. They are also known as short tandem repeats (STRs).Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7: A specific pair of GROUP C CHROMOSOMES of the human chromosome classification.European Continental Ancestry Group: Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Europe.Genome, Protozoan: The complete genetic complement contained in a set of CHROMOSOMES in a protozoan.Tetraploidy: The presence of four sets of chromosomes. It is associated with ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; and MISCARRAGES.Genetic Testing: Detection of a MUTATION; GENOTYPE; KARYOTYPE; or specific ALLELES associated with genetic traits, heritable diseases, or predisposition to a disease, or that may lead to the disease in descendants. It includes prenatal genetic testing.Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3: A specific pair of human chromosomes in group A (CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, 1-3) of the human chromosome classification.Exons: The parts of a transcript of a split GENE remaining after the INTRONS are removed. They are spliced together to become a MESSENGER RNA or other functional RNA.Chromosomal Instability: An increased tendency to acquire CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS when various processes involved in chromosome replication, repair, or segregation are dysfunctional.DNA Primers: Short sequences (generally about 10 base pairs) of DNA that are complementary to sequences of messenger RNA and allow reverse transcriptases to start copying the adjacent sequences of mRNA. Primers are used extensively in genetic and molecular biology techniques.Genome Size: The amount of DNA (or RNA) in one copy of a genome.Chromosome Breakage: A type of chromosomal aberration involving DNA BREAKS. Chromosome breakage can result in CHROMOSOMAL TRANSLOCATION; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; or SEQUENCE DELETION.RNA, Messenger: RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm.Linkage Disequilibrium: Nonrandom association of linked genes. This is the tendency of the alleles of two separate but already linked loci to be found together more frequently than would be expected by chance alone.
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CNVs7
- Copy number variations (CNVs) represent a significant source of genomic structural variation. (biomedcentral.com)
- Genome-wide screenings have clarified that CNVs are a ubiquitous phenomenon affecting essentially the whole genome. (biomedcentral.com)
- Although Bos taurus is one of the most important domestic animal species worldwide and one of the most studied ruminant models for metabolism, reproduction, and disease, relatively few studies have investigated CNVs in cattle and little is known about how CNVs contribute to normal phenotypic variation and to disease susceptibility in this species, compared to humans and other model organisms. (biomedcentral.com)
- This large scale screening significantly contributes to the enrichment of the Bos taurus CNV map, demonstrates the ubiquity, great diversity and complexity of this type of genomic variation and sets the basis for testing the influence of CNVs on Bos taurus complex functional and production traits. (biomedcentral.com)
- These studies have confirmed that CNVs are widespread throughout the genome and show a broad variation in their frequency of occurrence in populations. (biomedcentral.com)
- Therefore, little is known about how CNVs contribute to normal phenotypic variation and disease susceptibility in cattle, compared to humans and other model organisms. (biomedcentral.com)
- The initial intent of WES was to characterize single nucleotide variants, but it was observed that the number of sequencing reads that mapped to a genomic region correlated with the DNA copy number variants (CNVs). (elsevier.com)
SNPs1
- The recent focus of the research community on the study of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to assess genetic variation in cattle have promoted the use of genotyping arrays mapping to thousands of loci throughout the genome (e.g. (biomedcentral.com)
Mutations1
- With rapid advances in DNA sequencing technologies, whole exome sequencing (WES) has become a popular approach for detecting somatic mutations in oncology studies. (elsevier.com)
Hybridization1
- SPP involves macro-dissecting tumors, flow-sorting genomic subpopulations by DNA content, and profiling genomes using comparative genomic hybridization. (suny.edu)
Estimation2
- The genome-wide CNV analysis showed a good overall correlation (Spearman's coefficient = 0.82) between RefCNV estimation and publicly available CNV data in Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia. (elsevier.com)
- RefCNV also showed better performance than three other CNV estimation methods in genome-wide CNV analysis. (elsevier.com)
Sequencing1
- We therefore developed a method to quantify genomic copy number in single cells using next-generation sequencing. (suny.edu)
Genomic structural variation1
- Breast carcinomas display two classes of genomic structural variation: (1) monogenomic and (2) polygenomic. (suny.edu)
Structural variations1
- While these structural variations are often benign, they can sometimes influence or even disrupt biological functions. (biomedcentral.com)
Detection10
- Figure 1: The number of publications with keywords for nucleic acid detection and sequencing technologies. (nature.com)
- Zwolak, M. & DiVentra, M. Physical approaches to DNA sequencing and detection. (nature.com)
- McCarroll SA, Kuruvilla FG, Korn JM et al (2008) Integrated detection and population-genetic analysis of SNPs and copy number variation. (springer.com)
- Digital karyotyping provides a broadly applicable means for systematic detection of DNA copy number changes on a genomic scale. (pnas.org)
- Abel HJ, Duncavage EJ (2013) Detection of structural DNA variation from next generation sequencing data: a review of informatic approaches. (springer.com)
- High throughput sequencing (HTS)-based SCNA detection approaches (including both whole exome sequencing (WES) and whole genome sequencing (WGS)) have become popular due to their potential for accurate copy number estimation and breakpoint detection with single nucleotide accuracy. (biomedcentral.com)
- Application of nexus copy number software for CNV detection and analysis. (currentprotocols.com)
- Shweta Ramdas, Yanchao Pan, Jun Z Li, Coverage-based detection of copy number alterations in mixed samples using DNA sequencing data: a theoretical framework for evaluating statistical power. (umich.edu)
- 2008b) Systematic assessment of copy number variant detection via genome‐wide SNP genotyping. (els.net)
- Detection of copy number alterations in cell-free tumor DNA from plasma. (biodiscovery.com)
High-throughput3
- High-throughput single-cell DNA sequencing of acute myeloid leukemia tumors with droplet microfluidics. (nih.gov)
- one of them is the rapid advancement in high‐throughput single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) genotyping technologies which has enabled researchers to comprehensively interrogate the entire human genome. (els.net)
- The method encompasses column purification, removal of remaining linear chromosomal DNA, rolling-circle amplification and high-throughput sequencing. (jove.com)
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- The Annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) General Meeting was held in Orlando, Florida, USA, on the 12-15 February 2018. (biomedcentral.com)
Examining genome-wide2
- Quantile-quantile plot with 95% confidence intervals for p-values examining genome-wide genetic variations and mtDNA copy number. (cdc.gov)
- Inflation factor, Lambda = 0.98, and Manhattan plot for p-values examining genome-wide genetic variations and mtDNA copy number. (cdc.gov)
Locations in the genome1
- However, the short read length of current HTS technologies makes it difficult to map some reads to unique locations in the genome. (biomedcentral.com)
Genetic variations9
- Genetic variations related to maternal whole blood mitochondrial DNA copy number: a genome-wide and candidate gene study. (cdc.gov)
- Our HugeSeq pipeline for detecting and annotating genetic variations was published in Nature Biotechnology and reported by GenomeWeb . (google.com)
- and (d) current understanding of epigenetic mechanisms whereby environmental events may alter behavioral expression of genetic variations. (frontiersin.org)
- These findings enable us to better describe the genetic variations in epilepsy, and could provide a foundation for understanding the critical regions of the genome which might be involved in the development of epilepsy. (biomedcentral.com)
- Genetic variations play an important role in tumor development and metastasis. (plos.org)
- Our study demonstrated first that genetic variations of rs894151 and rs12438080 in pretransplant plasma circulating DNA are promising prognostic markers for tumor recurrence in HCC patients undergoing LT and identify a subgroup of patients who, despite having HCC exceeding Milan criteria, have a low risk of post-transplant recurrence. (plos.org)
- To date, research using the MSSNG genomic database has identified 61 genetic variations that affect autism risk. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Many of the genetic variations that increase risk for schizophrenia are rare, making it difficult to study their role in the disease. (medindia.net)
- Some coauthors of the schizophrenia paper previously reported that many people with autism have spontaneous and rare genetic variations scattered throughout their genomes. (nih.gov)
Genomics5
- The OHSU Gene Profiling Shared Resource is a full-service genomics facility providing research scientists and clinicians with services for RNA expression profiling, DNA variation analysis, and nucleic acid extraction. (ohsu.edu)
- To overcome this, the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, an international team led by Jonathan Sebat at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, analyzed the genomes of more than 41,000 people in the largest genome-wide study of its kind to date. (medindia.net)
- In this latest study, Sebat teamed up with more than 260 researchers from around the world, part of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, to analyze the genomes of 21,094 people with schizophrenia and 20,227 people without schizophrenia. (medindia.net)
- However, note that although modern genomics research is mostly focused on human genomes, copy number variations also occur in a variety of other organisms including E. coli. (wikipedia.org)
- The "Human genome" subsection should be separated in "Genomic diversity of humans" for the first part and "genomic functional divergence" starting from Comparative genomics becomes a powerful approach. (scholarpedia.org)
Novo4
- This integrative model can account for the uncertainty in copy number assignment and differentiate if the variation was de novo or inherited on the basis of posterior probabilities. (frontiersin.org)
- Moreover, the Mendelian rule can be assumed under this model and yet the genetic variation, including de novo and inherited variation, can still be included and quantified directly for each individual. (frontiersin.org)
- Many of these are de novo, meaning that the duplication or deletion is not found in the genome of either parent but develop in the DNA of germ cells (egg or sperm) over the life of one parent. (leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk)
- De novo copy number events, those present in cases but not in their parents, also have a significant risk for any of these disorders, with an overall risk of 13% to develop a neuropsychiatric disorder if present anywhere in the genome. (els.net)
Phenotypic variation2
- A variety of environmental factors have been shown to induce the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease and phenotypic variation. (uncommondescent.com)
- Copy number variation (CNV) is another type of genetic structural variation that has been recognized as a substantial source of phenotypic variation in human populations. (arvojournals.org)
Different parts of the genome2
- Future research will focus on the consequences of copy number variation in different parts of the genome and study the contribution of these variations to many types of disease. (medlineplus.gov)
- When an organism is born, changes as a result of meiosis produce different copies of different parts of the genome. (eurekalert.org)
Somatic2
- Somatic and hereditary variations in gene copy number can lead to profound abnormalities at the cellular and organismal levels. (pnas.org)
- Segmentum is an accurate, user-friendly tool for somatic copy number analysis of tumor samples. (biomedcentral.com)
Chromosomal4
- These included copy number variations (repeated or deleted stretches of DNA) and chromosomal abnormalities. (autismspeaks.org)
- The researchers found copy number variations and chromosomal abnormalities to be particularly common in the genomes of people affected by autism. (autismspeaks.org)
- We used chromosomal regions with significant variations in alignment hits for their ability to segregate patients and matched controls. (aaccjnls.org)
- It was thought that these large-scale chromosomal rearrangements give rise to normal variation and genetic diseases, including copy number variations. (wikipedia.org)
Analyses3
- The results argue for enduring genome-wide changes during cellular transmission, often ignored in most genetic analyses. (opposingviews.com)
- The study team did whole-genome analyses of 1,000 children with ADHD recruited at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, compared to 4,100 children without ADHD. (bio-medicine.org)
- Currently our NIH-supported projects include the analyses of spontaneous mutation patterns in the human genome (NIGMS R01), multi-omic studies of a genetic rat model of addiction behavior (NIDA U01) and a rat model of metabolic health (NIDDK R01). (umich.edu)
Biology7
- By allowing DNA/RNA to be assayed more rapidly than previously possible, these next-generation platforms promise a deeper understanding of genome regulation and biology. (nature.com)
- Veilleux and his graduate student, Parker Laimbeer, a doctoral candidate in horticulture from Rappahannock, Virginia, partnered with colleagues at Michigan State University, including C. Robin Buell, a professor of plant biology, and Michael Hardigan, a former graduate research assistant and now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California Davis, to conduct a plant genome project in response to a National Science Foundation funding opportunity. (eurekalert.org)
- The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting has become a staple of the genome biology conference diet and is unmissable for those seeking to digest the ever-quickening advances in genome technology and its applications while enjoying the Florida sun. (biomedcentral.com)
- In molecular biology , SNP array is a type of DNA microarray which is used to detect polymorphisms within a population. (wikipedia.org)
- Genome Biology and Evolution. (icr.org)
- The REPLI-g Mitochondrial DNA Kit is intended for molecular biology applications. (qiagen.com)
- This article, "Genetic variation in nature" addresses a fundamental question in evolutionary biology : What is genetic variation, how large it is and what is its significance in nature. (scholarpedia.org)
Array comparative g1
- When DNA was available, genome-wide copy number variation was analysed through Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH). (bmj.com)
Eukaryotic genomes1
- We have sequenced the genome of the endangered European eel using the MinION by Oxford Nanopore, and assembled these data using a novel algorithm specifically designed for large eukaryotic genomes. (nanoporetech.com)
Changes in the genome2
- These are rare, structural changes in the genome leading to a deletion or duplication of a segment of DNA. (leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk)
- As the importance of genomic copy number variations for health and disease becomes clearer, researchers are creating new ways to detect these changes in the genome. (the-scientist.com)
Animal genomes1
- As efforts to map a wide variety of animal genomes have matured and full animal genomes are now available for many animal scientists and breeders are looking to apply these techniques to livestock production. (worldcat.org)
Genomic variation2
- We describe genomic variation identified in the initial recruitment cohort of 56 volunteers. (cmaj.ca)
- have been considered as a major source of genomic variation. (g3journal.org)
Human genetic v5
- Rapid technological advances are enabling a view of human genetic variation in ever-increasing detail and at plummeting costs. (cmaj.ca)
- The study of human genetic variation has evolutionary significance and medical applications. (wikipedia.org)
- For medicine, study of human genetic variation may be important because some disease-causing alleles occur more often in people from specific geographic regions. (wikipedia.org)
- Razib points me to a great plain-language article reviewing our current scientific understanding of human genetic variation. (wired.com)
- Unfortunately, rather than stick to an analysis of human genetic variation, the authors sought to put human genetic differences in the context of man's supposed evolution from the primates. (answersingenesis.org)
People with schizophrenia1
- In 1 analysis, researchers scanned the genomes of 150 people with schizophrenia and of 268 healthy individuals. (nih.gov)
Promote genome instability1
Researchers6
- Increasingly, autism researchers are predicting that personalized, more effective treatments will come from understanding these common brain pathways - and how different gene variations alter them. (medicalnewstoday.com)
- By contrast, the MSSNG database allows researchers to analyze the entire 3 billion DNA base pairs that make up each person's genome. (autismspeaks.org)
- Researchers were surprised to learn that copy number variation accounts for a significant amount of genetic difference between people. (medlineplus.gov)
- Now, a team of researchers has charted this lineage in order to learn how the potato was domesticated and how its DNA evolved over time. (eurekalert.org)
- The copy number variation that researchers had seen before was simply the tip of the iceberg, while the bulk lay submerged, undetected. (abc.net.au)
- In this current effort, the researchers studied two different factors in the genome. (icr.org)
Mitochondrial16
- We conducted genome-wide (GWAS) and candidate gene association studies of maternal mitochondrial DNA copy number. (cdc.gov)
- Whole blood mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number was measured using qRT-PCR techniques. (cdc.gov)
- The human mitochondrial DNA. (wikipedia.org)
- The REPLI-g Mitochondrial DNA Kit enables selective amplification of mitochondrial DNA from total DNA samples, without the need for prior mitochondrial DNA isolation. (qiagen.com)
- This kit provides DNA polymerase, buffers, and reagents for specific and uniform whole genome amplification from small samples of human and non-human mitochondrial DNA in total DNA samples. (qiagen.com)
- The REPLI-g Mitochondrial DNA Kit is based on the multiple displacement amplification technology (MDA), that enriches for mitochondrial DNA with minimal contamination from nuclear DNA, thus avoiding the need for time-consuming isolation of mitochondrial DNA and increasing the sensitivity of downstream assays. (qiagen.com)
- Purified mitochondrial DNA procedure. (qiagen.com)
- Amplification of mitochondrial DNA using the REPLI-g Mitochondrial DNA Kit involves two basic steps. (qiagen.com)
- Enrichment of mitochondrial DNA. (qiagen.com)
- 0.1 ng total DNA (representing approximately 15 cells) containing approximately 100 fg of mitochondrial DNA was amplified using the REPLI-g Mitochondrial DNA Kit. (qiagen.com)
- The total yield of mitochondrial DNA after amplification was up to 4 µg, corresponding to a 4 x 10 7 -fold increase in mitochondrial DNA. (qiagen.com)
- Total DNA preparations typically comprise approximately 0.1% of mitochondrial DNA (e.g., 0.1 ng of total human DNA contains 0.1 pg of mitochondrial DNA). (qiagen.com)
- The REPLI-g Mitochondrial DNA Kit provides specific amplification of the whole human mitochondrial genome, and yields approximately 4 µg of amplified mitochondrial DNA per reaction. (qiagen.com)
- One limitation to the use of mitochondrial DNA has been the need to isolate it from nuclear DNA, particularly in cases where the sensitivity of mitochondrial DNA marker assays needs to be increased. (qiagen.com)
- The isolation procedure involves many time-consuming steps and leads to substantial losses of mitochondrial DNA. (qiagen.com)
- REPLI-g Mitochondrial DNA technology provides fast and highly uniform DNA amplification across the entire mitochondrial genome. (qiagen.com)
Differences6
- We demonstrate that this technique can identify copy number differences associated with known polymorphic traits. (harvard.edu)
- More than 10 percent of human DNA appears to contain these differences in gene copy number. (medlineplus.gov)
- While much of this variation does not affect health or development, some differences likely influence a person's risk of disease and response to certain drugs. (medlineplus.gov)
- By analogy, if we were to compare two books of differing editions to each other, we could line them up word-by-word and count the number of spelling differences. (answersingenesis.org)
- Representational oligonucleotide microarray analysis of 20 individuals revealed a total of 221 copy number differences representing 76 unique CNPs. (sciencemag.org)
- While we found no correlation between replicative lifespan and rDNA size, we identified 64 candidate strains with significant rDNA copy number differences. (g3journal.org)
Amplification5
- The primers, consisting of 27 common nucleotides and 8 variable nucleotides, prevent amplification bias from copying certain sections of DNA too readily. (extremetech.com)
- As with the whole-genome species ID approach shown in Fig. 1, we have found bead-beating to lyse cells rapidly, yielding DNA with a sufficiently high fragment length for amplification of the 1.5 kb 16S gene. (nanoporetech.com)
- Next, REPLI-g DNA Polymerase is added for the isothermal amplification reaction. (qiagen.com)
- The method is based on multiple displacement amplification (MDA) technology, which carries out isothermal genome amplification utilizing a uniquely processive DNA polymerase. (qiagen.com)
- Next, REPLI-g DNA Polymerase is added and the isothermal amplification reaction proceeds for 8 hours at 33°C. (qiagen.com)
Biol1
Gene Expression6
- Such tags are in principle related to those obtained in the serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) approach ( 17 , 18 ), but are obtained from genomic DNA, rather than from mRNA, and are isolated by using different methods. (pnas.org)
- To elucidate gene expression associated with copy number changes, we performed a genome-wide copy number and expression microarray analysis of 25 pairs of gastric tissues. (pubmedcentralcanada.ca)
- We applied laser capture microdissection (LCM) to obtain samples for microarray experiments and profiled DNA copy number and gene expression using 244K CGH Microarray and Human Exon 1.0 ST Microarray. (pubmedcentralcanada.ca)
- DR-Integrator: a new analytic tool for integrating DNA copy number and gene expression data. (stanford.edu)
- Affymetrix SNP array 6.0 data from each individual sample have been deposited with the NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (http:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/) under accession number GSE26173 . (nature.com)
- Any novel regulators of rDNA copy number could therefore have significant indirect associations with gene expression, chromatin regulation, DNA replication, aging, and other cellular functions. (g3journal.org)
Wellcome Trust San1
- Each one of us has a unique pattern of gains and losses of complete sections of DNA," says Dr Matthew Hurles of the UK's Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute , one of the project's partners. (abc.net.au)
Type of genetic2
- This type of genetic difference is known as copy number variation (CNV). (medlineplus.gov)
- The copy number variation (CNV) is a type of genetic variation in the genome. (frontiersin.org)
Assays2
- Microarray or qPCR assays, DNA or RNA isolation services, DNA or RNA quality assessments. (ohsu.edu)
- To measure copy number, whole-genome genotyping array assays hybridize sample DNA to oligonucleotides deposited on the array. (cambridge.org)
GWAS1
- The resulting data were used to intersect cell type-specific regulatory elements with genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify cell types that are functionally implicated in common diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
Single-Nucleotide1
- A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), a variation at a single site in DNA , is the most frequent type of variation in the genome. (wikipedia.org)
Potato genome1
- Because of the potato's genetic complexity, we could not have conducted this research without access to a sequenced potato genome," said Laimbeer. (eurekalert.org)
Schizophrenia2
- These genetic glitches-known as copy number variations-were found in 15% of patients who had adult-onset schizophrenia and in 20% who developed schizophrenia at age 18 or younger. (nih.gov)
- The other research team looked at the genomes of 83 people who had childhood-onset schizophrenia, diagnosed before age 13. (nih.gov)
Mutation1
- Add this number to the 8 percent with a mutation known to cause autism, such as Fragile X or tuberous sclerosis, and that still leaves more than 80 percent of ASD children with no evident genomic cause for their disorder. (leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk)