SNP genotyping platforms have been used to discover ∼1,000 deletion structural variants within the human genome, with median lengths ranging from 500 bp to 10.5 kb. Analyses of a subset of these provide compelling evidence of linkage disequilibrium with flanking SNPs.
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Eichler, E. Widening the spectrum of human genetic variation. Nat Genet 38, 9–11 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0106-9
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