Unravelling the complexity of human olfactory receptor repertoire by copy number analysis across population using high resolution arrays.

Olfactory receptors (OR), responsible for detection of odor molecules, belong to the largest family of genes and are highly polymorphic in nature having distinct polymorphisms associated with specific regions around the globe. Since there are no reports on the presence of copy number variations in O...

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Main Authors: Avinash M Veerappa, Sangeetha Vishweswaraiah, Kusuma Lingaiah, Megha Murthy, Dinesh S Manjegowda, Radhika Nayaka, Nallur B Ramachandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3700933?pdf=render