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Intergenerational CAG repeat expansion at ERDA1 in a family with childhood-onset depression, schizoaffective disorder, and recurrent major depression.
American journal of medical genetics - 5 Feb 1999
Vincent J B, Kovacs M, Krol R, Barr C L, Kennedy J L
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Reported evidence of anticipation for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder has recently precipitated a search for unstable trinucleotide repeats for these diseases. Several initial studies suggested an increase in the frequency of large CAG/CTG repeats in the genomes of schizophrenic and bipolar individuals. Published reports do not demonstrate expansion per se, and may be suggestive of allelic association with the...
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