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The mutational dynamics of short tandem repeats in large, multigenerational families.
Genome biology - 12 Dec 2022
Steely Cody J, Watkins W Scott, Baird Lisa, Jorde Lynn B
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BACKGROUND: Short tandem repeats (STRs) compose approximately 3% of the genome, and mutations at STR loci have been linked to dozens of human diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Friedreich ataxia, Huntington disease, and fragile X syndrome. Improving our understanding of these mutations would increase our knowledge of the mutational dynamics of the genome and may uncover additional loci that...
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