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Parental age effects, but no evidence for an intrauterine effect in the transmission of myotonic dystrophy type 1.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2015
Morales Fernando, Vásquez Melissa, Cuenca Patricia, Campos Domingo, Santamaría Carolina, Del Valle Gerardo, Brian Roberto, Sittenfeld Mauricio, Monckton Darren G
Abstract excerpt
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is caused by the expansion of an unstable CTG repeat (g.17294_17296(45_1000)) with more repeats associated with increased disease severity and reduced age at onset. Expanded disease-associated alleles are highly unstable in both the germline and soma. Germline instability is expansion biased, providing a molecular explanation for anticipation. Somatic instability is expansion...
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