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Perspective: DNA Copy Number Variations in Cardiovascular Diseases

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Date 2018 Dec 19
PMID 30560231
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Human genome contains many variations, often called mutations, which are difficult to detect and have remained a challenge for years. A substantial part of the genome encompasses repeats and when such repeats are in the coding region they may lead to change in the gene expression profile followed by pathological conditions. Structural variants are alterations which change one or more sequence feature in the chromosome such as change in the copy number, rearrangements, and translocations of a sequence and can be balanced or unbalanced. Copy number variants (CNVs) may increase or decrease the copies of a given region and have a pivotal role in the onset of many diseases including cardiovascular disorders. Cardiovascular disorders have a magnitude of well-established risk factors and etiology, but their correlation with CNVs is still being studied. In this article, we have discussed history of CNVs and a summary on the diseases associated with CNVs. To detect such variations, we shed light on the number of techniques introduced so far and their limitations. The lack of studies on cardiovascular diseases to determine the frequency of such variants needs clinical studies with larger cohorts. This review is a compilation of articles suggesting the importance of CNVs in multitude of cardiovascular anomalies. Finally, future perspectives for better understanding of CNVs and cardiovascular disorders have also been discussed.

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