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ReviewNature genetics2007

Challenges and standards in integrating surveys of structural variation.

Stephen W Scherer, Charles Lee, Ewan Birney, David M Altshuler, Evan E Eichler, Nigel P Carter, Matthew E Hurles, Lars Feuk

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Review in Nature genetics, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 193 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

193 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Stephen W SchererThe Centre for Applied Genomics and Program in Genetics and Genomic Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 101 College Street, Room 14-701, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada. steve@genet.sickkids.on.ca
Charles Lee
Ewan Birney
David M Altshuler
Evan E Eichler
Nigel P Carter
Matthew E Hurles
Lars Feuk

Funding

Wellcome Trust 077008Wellcome Trust 077014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been an explosion of data describing newly recognized structural variants in the human genome. In the flurry of reporting, there has been no standard approach to collecting the data, assessing its quality or describing identified features. This risks becoming a rampant problem, in particular with respect to surveys of copy number variation and their application to disease studies. Here, we consider the challenges in characterizing and documenting genomic structural variants. From this, we derive recommendations for standards to be adopted, with the aim of ensuring the accurate presentation of this form of genetic variation to facilitate ongoing research.

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Genetic VariationGenome, HumanDatabases, GeneticGene DosageGenomicsHumansQuality ControlTerminology as Topic

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PMID17597783
PMCPMC2698291

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