For the first time, the human genome is surveyed for rare variants associated with disease in an hypothesis-free manner, paving the way for genome-wide CNV association studies.
In addition to previously known genes, the authors identify CNVs associated with ubiquitin pathways. Even though this paper carries the notion of “genome-wide investigation” in its title, this study was not about identifying common variants, but only rare-disease associated CNVs.
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