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Anti-sense DNA d(GGCCCC)n expansions in C9ORF72 form i-motifs and protonated hairpins
3 Dec 2015
Abstract excerpt
The G4C2 hexanucleotide repeat expansion mutation (HREM) in C9ORF72, represents the most common mutation associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). Three main disease mechanisms have been proposed to date: C9ORF72 haploinsufficiency, RNA toxicity, and accumulation of dipeptide repeat proteins. Pure GC content of the HREM potentially enables the formation of...
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