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Trinucleotide repeat analysis of Huntington's disease gene in Singapore.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - 1 Mar 2001
Law H Y, Ng I S, Yoon C S, Zhao Y, Wong M C
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INTRODUCTION: Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterised by chorea and progressive dementia. The mutation causing the disease has been identified as an unstable expansion of a trinucleotide (CAG)n. We have assessed the (CAG)n repeats in the patients and controls in our population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) for the repeat region were carried...
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