Simple mathematical model of pathologic microsatellite expansions: When self-reparation does not work

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 401-408

  Veytsman, Boris ^a   Akhmadeyeva, Leila ^b  

^a Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study   (United States)

^b BASHKIR STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Fragile X; Huntington disease; Mathematical model; Microsatellite expansion; Myotonic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA REPAIR; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOSAICISM; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT;

ANTICIPATION, GENETIC; DNA REPAIR; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOSAICISM; MUTATION;

EID: 33747192275     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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