copy number variants

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.

Duplication of copy number variants may be the source of greatest diversity among people, researchers find.

Using citation statistics, the firm forecasts which researchers are likely to take home science’s top honors this year.

Neurons within a person’s brain exhibit striking variations in DNA copy number.

Deletions or duplications of a certain genomic region implicated in autism can induce autism-like brain and behavior changes in mice.