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Trend-TDT - a transmission/disequilibrium based association test on functional mini/microsatellites.
BMC genetics - 1 Nov 2007
Feng Bing-Jian, Goldgar David E, Corbex Marilys
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BACKGROUND: Minisatellites and microsatellites are associated with human disease, not only as markers of risk but also involved directly in disease pathogenesis. They may play significant roles in replication, repair and mutation of DNA, regulation of gene transcription and protein structure alteration. Phenotypes can thus be affected by mini/microsatellites in a manner proportional to the length of the allele....
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