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A new mutation for Huntington disease following maternal transmission of an intermediate allele.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2015
Semaka Alicia, Kay Chris, Belfroid René D M, Bijlsma Emilia K, Losekoot Monique, van Langen Irene M, van Maarle Merel C, Oosterloo Mayke, Hayden Michael R, van Belzen Martine J
Abstract excerpt
New mutations for Huntington disease (HD) originate from CAG repeat expansion of intermediate alleles (27-35 CAG). Expansions of such alleles into the pathological range (≥ 36 CAG) have been exclusively observed in paternal transmission. We report the occurrence of a new mutation that defies the paternal expansion bias normally observed in HD. A maternal intermediate allele with 33 CAG repeats expanded in...
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