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Individual-specific levels of CTG•CAG somatic instability are shared across multiple tissues in myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Human molecular genetics - 27 Jan 2023
Morales Fernando, Corrales Eyleen, Vásquez Melissa, Zhang Baili, Fernández Huberth, Alvarado Fernando, Cortés Sergio, Santamaría-Ulloa Carolina, Initiative-Mmdbdi Marigold Myotonic Dystrophy Biomarkers Discovery, Krahe Ralf, Monckton Darren G
Abstract excerpt
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is a complex disease caused by a genetically unstable CTG repeat expansion in the 3'-untranslated region of the DMPK gene. Age-dependent, tissue-specific somatic instability has confounded genotype-phenotype associations, but growing evidence suggests that it also contributes directly toward disease progression. Using a well-characterized clinical cohort of DM1 patients from Costa Rica,...
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