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Imperfect CAG repeats form diverse structures in SCA1 transcripts.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Oct 2004
Sobczak Krzysztof, Krzyzosiak Wlodzimierz J
Abstract excerpt
The expanded CAG repeat in the coding sequence of the spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) gene is responsible for SCA1, one of the hereditary human neurodegenerative diseases. In the normal SCA1 alleles usually 1-3 CAT triplets break the continuity of the CAG repeat tracts. Here we show what is the structural role of the CAU interruptions in the SCA1 transcripts. Depending on their number and localization within...
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