Copy number analysis of the low-copy repeats at the primate NPHP1 locus by array comparative genomic hybridization

Publication date: June 2016 Source:Genomics Data, Volume 8 Author(s): Bo Yuan, Pengfei Liu, Jeffrey Rogers, James R. Lupski Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) has been widely used to detect copy number variants (CNVs) in both research and clinical settings. A customizable aCGH platform may greatly facilitate copy number analyses in genomic regions with higher-order complexity, such as low-copy repeats (LCRs). Here we present the aCGH analyses focusing on the 45kb LCRs [1] at the NPHP1 region with diverse copy numbers in humans. Also, the interspecies aCGH analysis comparing human and nonhuman primates revealed dynamic copy number transitions of the human 45kb LCR orthologues during primate evolution and therefore shed light on the origin of complexity at this locus. The original aCGH data are available at GEO under GSE73962.

Source: Genomics Data - May 5, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research