DNA repeat expansions and human disease

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 914-931

  Usdin, K ^a   Grabczyk, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA instability; DNA structure; Polyglutamine toxicity; Repeat expansion; Triplet repeats

Indexed keywords

DNA; POLYGLUTAMINE;

DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0033942440     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000734     Document Type: Review

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