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Molecular genetics of triplet repeats: unstable expansion of triplet repeats as a new mechanism for neurodegenerative diseases.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 1997
Tsuji S
Abstract excerpt
Expansion of trinucleotide repeats has been identified as a common mechanism of hereditary neurodegenerative diseases including spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), Huntington's disease, dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA), Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), fragile X syndrome, myotonic dystrophy and Friedreich's ataxia. These diseases share unique features, which are difficult to explain based on...
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