In all, the group identified 1,447 different Cnvs that collectively covered about 12
percent of the human genome and six to 19 percent of any given chromosome--far more widespread than previously thought.
By comparing these different Cnvs we hope to better understand how things like learning
and development and mental health present in similar ways for all groups, and how certain Cnvs have specific outcomes.
Interestingly, the frequency of de novo, or new, Cnvs identified in these patients with cerebral palsy is
even more significant than some of the major CNV autism research from the last 10 years," Dr. Scherer adds.