Mutation size and age at onset in Huntington's disease.

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The mutation responsible for Huntington's disease is a polymorphic (CAG)n repeat sequence which is expanded on affected chromosomes. The number of repeat units observed on 229 affected chromosomes varied from 27 to 102, while the control chromosomes showed a range of 7 to 34 repeats. There was a highly significant relationship between the size of the expanded region and age at onset, larger mutations being...

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