CTG repeats associated with human genetic disease are inherently flexible

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 405-411

  Chastain, Paul D ^a,b   Sinden, Richard R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

CTG repeats; DNA bending; DNA flexibility; DNA structure; Triplet repeat

Indexed keywords

DNA HELIX; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PEDIGREE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0032559372     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1502     Document Type: Article

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