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CURRENT OPINION IN VIROLOGY
卷 3, 期 6, 页码 639-645出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2013.09.002
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [P20GM103518/P20RR020152, R01GM079709A]
- National Science Foundation/EPSCOR PFUND [R01GM45668]
- EPSCOR/BORSF grant
Alu elements are similar to 300 bp sequences that have amplified via an RNA intermediate leading to the accumulation of over 1 million copies in the human genome. Although a few of the copies are active, Alu germline activity is the highest of all human retrotransposons and does significantly contribute to genetic disease and population diversity. There are two basic mechanisms by which Alu elements contribute to disease: through insertional mutagenesis and as a large source of repetitive sequences that contribute to nonallelic homologous recombination (NAHR) that cause genetic deletions and duplications.
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