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Trinucleotide Repeats

Known as: Trinucleotide Repeat, Repeats, Trinucleotide, Repeat, Triplet 
Sequences of 3 nucleotides repeated in tandem on the same contiguous section of chromosome. A certain amount of normal (polymorphic) variation in… 
National Institutes of Health

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CELF3 geneCNPY3 geneGIGYF2 geneTOX3 gene

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The RNA-binding Protein CUGBP1 Regulates Stability of Tumor Necrosis Factor mRNA in Muscle Cells
Type I myotonic dystrophy (DM1) is caused by a triplet repeat expansion in the 3′-untranslated region (UTR) of the dystrophia… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Increased Negative Superhelical Density in Vivo Enhances the Genetic Instability of Triplet Repeat Sequences*
The influence of negative superhelical density on the genetic instabilities of long GAA·TTC, CGG·CCG, and CTG·CAG repeat… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Triplet repeats in human genome: distribution and their association with genes and other genomic regions
MOTIVATION Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) or microsatellite repeats are found abundantly in many prokaryotic and eukaryotic… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The gene for HMSN2C maps to 12q23-24
Background: Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy type 2C (HMSN2C, Charcot–Marie–Tooth 2C [CMT2C]) is an autosomal dominant… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Hairpin Formation in Friedreich's Ataxia Triplet Repeat Expansion*
Triplet repeat tracts occur throughout the human genome. Expansions of a (GAA) n /(TTC) n repeat tract during its transmission… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Modification of indium tin oxide electrodes with repeat polynucleotides: electrochemical detection of trinucleotide repeat expansion.
Genomic expansion of the triplet repeat sequences 5'-(CTG)n and 5'-(CGG)n leads to myotonic dystrophy and fragile X syndrome… 
2001
2001
Stratification analysis of MICA triplet repeat polymorphisms and HLA antigens associated with ulcerative colitis in Japanese.
We previously reported a conserved haplotype of HLA B52-DR2 and a significantly high frequency of the major histocompatibility… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Coordinate repression of a trio of neuron-specific splicing events by the splicing regulator PTB.
In this study, we demonstrate the ability of the polypyrimidine tract binding protein PTB to function as a coordinator of… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Instability of CAG and CTG trinucleotide repeats in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
A quantitative genetic assay was developed to monitor alterations in tract lengths of trinucleotide repeat sequences in… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Moderate instability of the trinucleotide repeat in spino bulbar muscular atrophy.
Increased length of a protein-coding CAG repeat within the androgen receptor gene appears to be the only type of mutation… 
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