Article
[Hereditary neurological diseases caused by amplification of triplet repetitions].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 28 Feb 1998
Warter J M, Tranchant C
Abstract excerpt
NEW TYPE OF MUTATION: Repeated sequences of nucleotide triplets can cause two groups of diseases. GROUP I DISEASES: These diseases result from an expansion of a noncoding portion of a gene which may be repeated more than 1000 times. This group includes several multisystem diseases such as the fragile X syndrome and its variants, Steinert's disease and Friedreich's disease in which nervous system disorders are not...
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