Determination of Beta-Defensin Genomic Copy Number in Different Populations: A Comparison of Three Methods

Editorial: β-Defensins and Crohn's Disease: Confusion From Counting Copies

(2010) Edward J Hollox   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Mechanisms for Nonrecurrent Genomic Rearrangements Associated with CMT1A or HNPP: Rare CNVs as a Cause for Missing Heritability

(2010) Feng Zhang et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Human β-defensin 3 has immunosuppressive activityin vitroandin vivo

(2010) Fiona Semple et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Measurement methods and accuracy in copy number variation: failure to replicate associations of beta-defensin copy number with Crohn's disease

(2010) Marian C. Aldhous et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

An Antimicrobial Peptide Regulates Tumor-Associated Macrophage Trafficking via the Chemokine Receptor CCR2, a Model for Tumorigenesis

(2010) Ge Jin et al.   PLoS One

Association of Higher DEFB4 Genomic Copy Number With Crohn's Disease

(2009) Robert W Bentley et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Comparison of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and real-time PCR accuracy for gene copy number quantification using the β-defensin locus

(2009) Andrea Perne et al.   BIOTECHNIQUES

Copy number variation in the human genome and its implication in autoimmunity

(2009) H. Schaschl et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY

Copy number variation of beta-defensins and relevance to disease

(2009) E.J. Hollox   CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH

Copy number variation upstream of PMP22 in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease

(2009) Marian AJ Weterman et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

An integrated approach for measuring copy number variation at theFCGR3(CD16) locus

(2009) Edward J. Hollox et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

Replication of LCE3C–LCE3B CNV as a Risk Factor for Psoriasis and Analysis of Interaction with Other Genetic Risk Factors

(2009) Ulrike Hüffmeier et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Origins and functional impact of copy number variation in the human genome

(2009) Donald F. Conrad et al.   NATURE

Deletion of the late cornified envelope LCE3B and LCE3C genes as a susceptibility factor for psoriasis

(2009) Rafael de Cid et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Experimental aspects of copy number variant assays at CCL3L1

(2009) Sarah F Field et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Allelic recombination between distinct genomic locations generates copy number diversity in human β-defensins

(2009) Suhaili Abu Bakar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AMPed up immunity: how antimicrobial peptides have multiple roles in immune defense

(2009) Yuping Lai et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Sample degradation leads to false-positive copy number variation calls in multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assays

(2008) Holly N. Cukier et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Defensins and the dynamic genome: What we can learn from structural variation at human chromosome band 8p23.1

(2008) E. J. Hollox et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

High-resolution mapping of the 8p23.1 beta-defensin cluster reveals strictly concordant copy number variation of all genes

(2008) Marco Groth et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

(2008) Hreinn Stefansson et al.   NATURE

Mapping and sequencing of structural variation from eight human genomes

(2008) Jeffrey M. Kidd et al.   NATURE

Strong association of de novo copy number mutations with sporadic schizophrenia

(2008) Bin Xu et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Advances in autism genetics: on the threshold of a new neurobiology

(2008) Brett S. Abrahams et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Rare Structural Variants Disrupt Multiple Genes in Neurodevelopmental Pathways in Schizophrenia

(2008) T. Walsh et al.   SCIENCE

Genetic Mapping in Human Disease

(2008) D. Altshuler et al.   SCIENCE

Genetic Variants of the Copy Number Polymorphic β-Defensin Locus Are Associated with Sporadic Prostate Cancer

(2008) Klaus Huse et al.   TUMOR BIOLOGY