Functional Consequences of Structural Variation in the Genome Organizer(s): Evan E. Eichler and Matthew Hurles Date: January 08 - 13, 2011
Location: Sheraton Steamboat Resort, Steamboat Springs, CO, USASequencing of genomes has led to the discovery of a spectrum of both small-scale and large-scale genetic variation among individuals. Changes in copy-number and genome structural variation are common in most mammalian species and affect a wide range of phenotypic traits. The goal of this symposium will be to explore the relative impact of structural variation to common and rare human genetic diseases; discuss our understanding of ‘normal’ patterns of structural variation and its origin based on examining additional human genomes using new sequencing technologies; explore the extent of intraspecific variation in other organisms and their importance in phenotypic traits; and discuss the adaptive importance of this form of variation during the evolution of mammalian species. Scholarship Deadline: September 14 2010 Discounted Abstract Deadline: September 14 2010 Abstract Deadline: October 11 2010 Discounted Registration Deadline: November 8 2010 We gratefully acknowledge additional support for this conference from:   We gratefully acknowledge additional in-kind support for this conference from those foregoing speaker expense reimbursements:
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