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[Analysis of the IT15 gene in Huntington's disease families].
Genetika - 1 Aug 2004
Abstract excerpt
Direct molecular genetic testing carried out in 59 Huntington's disease patients belonging to 46 families from Bashkortostan revealed the (CAG)n repeat expansion in exon 1 of the IT15 gene in 57 of them. By use of this analysis the disease status was not confirmed in two patients with atypical form of the disease and negative family history. The (CAG)n repeat expansion was identified in 27 out of 127 asymptomatic...
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