Article
Intragenic tandem repeats generate functional variability.
Nature genetics - 1 Sept 2005
Verstrepen Kevin J, Jansen An, Lewitter Fran, Fink Gerald R
Abstract excerpt
Tandemly repeated DNA sequences are highly dynamic components of genomes. Most repeats are in intergenic regions, but some are in coding sequences or pseudogenes. In humans, expansion of intragenic triplet repeats is associated with various diseases, including Huntington chorea and fragile X synd...
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