Beta-defensins are a family of multifunctional genes with roles in defense against pathogens, reproduction, and pigmentation. In humans, six beta-defensin genes are clustered in a repeated region which is copy-number variable (CNV) as a block, with a diploid copy number between 1 and 12. The role in
Analysis of copy number variation (CNV) of the SPANXA-E gene family in infertile and fertile men
✍ Scribed by S. Hansen; E.E. Eichler; S.M. Fullerton; B.R. Emery; D.T. Carrell
- Book ID
- 116473619
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-5653
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