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Population-scale disease-associated tandem repeat analysis reveals locus and ancestry-specific insights.
Nature communications - 6 Aug 2026
Rajan-Babu Indhu-Shree, Chiu Readman, Weisburd Ben, Caglayan Iris, Birol Inanc, Friedman Jan M
Abstract excerpt
Tandem repeat (TR) expansions, including short TRs (motifs ≤6 bp) and variable number TRs (motifs >6 bp), underlie many monogenic disorders, with variable length and sequence influencing pathogenicity, penetrance, severity, and onset. Accurate genotype-phenotype correlation and disease prevalence estimation require characterization beyond repeat length. Here we present a population-scale analysis of 66...
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- Humans
- Linkage Disequilibrium
- Phylogeny
- Tandem Repeat Sequences
- Haplotypes
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
