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Dominantly inherited, non-coding microsatellite expansion disorders.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2002
Ranum Laura P W, Day John W
Abstract excerpt
Dominantly inherited diseases are generally caused by mutations resulting in gain of function protein alterations. However, a CTG expansion located in the 3' untranslated portion of a kinase gene was found to cause myotonic dystrophy type 1, a multisystemic dominantly inherited disorder. The recent discovery that an untranslated CCTG expansion causes the same constellation of clinical features in myotonic...
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