Talk:Hypervariable region

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hypervariable regions only account for the non coding tandem repeat sequences of mtDNA, and thus are not found in chromosomes or normal human DNA.

[edit] Proposed merger with Complementarity determining region

I oppose the merger. The type of hypervariable region described in this article is housed within mitochondrial DNA and is different to the hypervariable region/complementarity determining region of antigen receptors like immunoglobulins and T-cell receptors. I found a review article that mentions this kind... (Falchi A, Giovannoni L, Calo C, Piras I, Moral P, Paoli G, Vona G, Varesi L (2006). "Genetic history of some western Mediterranean human isolates through mtDNA HVR1 polymorphisms". J. Hum. Genet. 51 (1): 9-14. PMID 16307178. )...but noticed there are also articles that describe hypervariable regions of viruses like hepatitis C virus (Smith D (1999). "Evolution of the hypervariable region of hepatitis C virus". J. Viral Hepat. 6 Suppl 1: 41-6. PMID 10760034. ) so maybe a disambiguation page could be made that links to the three different types of HVR?? Best wishes Ciar 04:07, 27 April 2007 (UTC)