DNA instability in replicating Huntington's disease lymphoblasts

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The expanded CAG repeat in the Huntington's disease (HD) gene may display tissue-specific variability (e.g. triplet mosaicism) in repeat length, the longest mutations involving mitotic (germ and glial cells) and postmitotic (neu...

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Main Authors: Frati Luigi, Ragona Giuseppe, Martino Tiziana, Maglione Vittorio, Cannella Milena, Li Guo-Min, Squitieri Ferdinando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/10/11