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Single sperm analysis of the CAG repeats in the gene for dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA): the instability of the CAG repeats in the DRPLA gene is prominent among the CAG repeat diseases.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Mar 1999
Takiyama Y, Sakoe K, Amaike M, Soutome M, Ogawa T, Nakano I, Nishizawa M
Abstract excerpt
Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) is known to show the most prominent genetic anticipation among CAG repeat diseases. To investigate the mechanism underlying the meiotic instability of expanded CAG repeats in the gene for DRPLA, we determined the CAG repeat sizes of 427 single sperm fr...
Topics
- Alleles
- Anticipation, Genetic
- Atrophy
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- DNA Primers
- Dentate Gyrus
- Globus Pallidus
- Humans
- Male
- Minisatellite Repeats
- Mutation
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Spermatozoa