Table 1 Distribution of splice events from an analysis of the human genome.
| Event Type | Number of events |
|---|---|
| Total putative alternative splicing events with cDNA supporting evidence: | 138,636 |
| ▪ novel exon | 46,352 |
| ▪ novel exons | 9,413 |
| ▪ exon skipped | 31,163 |
| ▪ exons skipped | 11,905 |
| ▪ alternative splice donor (ASD) | 10,281 |
| ▪ alternative splice acceptor (ASA) | 12,606 |
| ▪ intron retention | 5,999 |
| ▪ novel intron | 10,917 |
| Predictions of single exon skips with no supporting cDNA evidence | 142,697 |
| Intron/exon boundary regions with structural probes for prediction of ASA, ASD and intron retentions | 176,000 |
