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Distribution of the HTT Gene A1 and A2 Haplotypes Worldwide: A Systematic Review.
Clinical medicine & research - 1 Dec 2020
Apolinário Thays Andrade, Rodrigues Dionatan Costa, Lemos Mayra Braga, Antão Paiva Carmen Lúcia, Agostinho Luciana Andrade
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Huntington's disease (HD)(MIM:143100) is an severe autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease caused by the dynamic expansion of CAG trinucleotides (> 35) in the HTT gene [Genomic Coordinates- (GRCh38):4:3,074,680-3,243,959]. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the reported associations between the frequencies of the A1 and A2 haplotypes in HD-affected and non-affected...
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