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PubMed ID   23730541 Publish Date   2013 Jun
Journal   Curr Genet Med Rep Species  
Disease Type   Technology  
Title   Mechanisms for Structural Variation in the Human Genome
Authors   Benjamin B. Currall, Colby Chiangmai, Michael E. Talkowski, Cynthia C. Morton
Affiliation   Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, New Research Building, Room 160D, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Chromothripsis Definition   Close-by breakpoints: NA
Copy number states: NA
Fragments random joining: NA
Abstract   It has been known for several decades that genetic variation involving changes to chromosomal structure (i.e., structural variants) can contribute to disease; however this relationship has been brought into acute focus in recent years largely based on innovative new genomics approaches and technology. Structural variants (SVs) arise from improperly repaired DNA double-strand breaks (DSB). DSBs are a frequent occurrence in all cells and two major pathways are involved in their repair: homologous recombination and non-homologous end joining. Errors during these repair mechanismscan result in SVs that involve losses, gains and rearrangements ranging from a few nucleotides to entire chromosomal arms. Factors such as rearrangements, hotspots and induced DSBs are implicated in the formation of SVs. While de novo SVs are often associated with disease, some SVs are conserved within human subpopulations and may have had a meaningful influence on primate evolution. As the ability to sequence the wholehuman genome rapidly evolves, the diversity of SVs is illuminated, including very complex rearrangements involving multiple DSBs in a process recently designated as chromothripsis. Elucidating mechanisms involved in the etiology of SVs informs disease pathogenesis as well as the dynamic function associated with the biology and evolution of human genomes.
 
 
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