Table 2.
Distribution of structural and functional classes for chimers found only in normal tissue samples
| inter-genic | gene-desert-I | gene-desert-II | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fusion-protein | 9 | NA | NA | 9 |
| 3′ truncated-protein | 22 | 4 | NA | 26 |
| 5′ UTR-change | 6 | 2 | NA | 8 |
| 3′ UTR-change | 18 | 1 | NA | 19 |
| cryptic splice-site | 41 | 6 | NA | 47 |
| novel RNA | 39 | 6 | 1 | 46 |
| Total | 135 | 19 | 1 | 155 |