Genes with monoallelic expression contribute disproportionately to genetic diversity in humans.

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Published in Nat Genet on January 25, 2016

Authors

Virginia Savova1,2, Sung Chun3, Mashaal Sohail3, Ruth B McCole2, Robert Witwicki1, Lisa Gai1, Tobias L Lenz3, C-Ting Wu2, Shamil R Sunyaev3, Alexander A Gimelbrant1,2

Author Affiliations

1: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA.
2: Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
3: Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

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