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Tandem Repeat Sequences

Known as: Tandem Repeats, Repeat Sequence, Tandem, Sequences, Tandem Repeat 
Copies of DNA sequences which lie adjacent to each other in the same orientation (direct tandem repeats) or in the opposite direction to each other… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Intragenic tandem repeats generate functional variability
Tandemly repeated DNA sequences are highly dynamic components of genomes. Most repeats are in intergenic regions, but some are in… Expand
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Microsatellites: simple sequences with complex evolution
  • H. Ellegren
  • Nature Reviews Genetics
  • 2004
    • Corpus ID: 11975343
Few genetic markers, if any, have found such widespread use as microsatellites, or simple/short tandem repeats. Features such as… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis reveals genetic relationships within Bacillus anthracis.
Bacillus anthracis is one of the most genetically homogeneous pathogens described, making strain discrimination particularly… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Tandem repeats finder: a program to analyze DNA sequences.
  • G. Benson
  • Nucleic acids research
  • 1999
    • Corpus ID: 6282036
A tandem repeat in DNA is two or more contiguous, approximate copies of a pattern of nucleotides. Tandem repeats have been shown… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Genetic diversity in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex based on variable numbers of tandem DNA repeats.
Genetic loci containing variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTR loci) form the basis for human gene mapping and identification… Expand
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Isolation of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a NF-E2-like basic leucine zipper transcriptional activator that binds to the tandem NF-E2/AP1 repeat of the beta-globin locus control region.
Hypersensitive site 2 located in the beta-globin locus control region confers high levels of expression to the genes of the beta… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
DNA typing and genetic mapping with trimeric and tetrameric tandem repeats.
Tandemly reiterated sequences represent a rich source of highly polymorphic markers for genetic linkage, mapping, and personal… Expand
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA encoding an isoform of microtubule‐associated protein tau containing four tandem repeats: differential expression of tau protein mRNAs in human brain.
We have isolated cDNA clones encoding a 383‐amino acid isoform of the human microtubule‐associated protein tau. It differs from… Expand
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Multiple isoforms of human microtubule-associated protein tau: sequences and localization in neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer's disease
We have determined the sequences of isoforms of human tau protein, which differ from previously reported forms by insertions of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) markers for human gene mapping.
A large collection of good genetic markers is needed to map the genes that cause human genetic diseases. Although nearly 400… Expand
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