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Triplet repeat mutations in human disease.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 8 May 1992
Caskey C T, Pizzuti A, Fu Y H, Fenwick R G, Nelson D L
Abstract excerpt
Triplet repeats are the sites of mutation in three human heritable disorders, spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), fragile X syndrome, and myotonic dystrophy (DM). These repeats are GC-rich and highly polymorphic in the normal population. Fragile X syndrome and DM are examples of diseases in which premutation alleles cause little or no disease in the individual, but give rise to significantly amplified...
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