The central role of DNA damage and repair in CAG repeat diseases
Diseases such as Huntington's disease and certain spinocerebellar ataxias are caused by the expansion of genomic cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG) trinucleotide repeats beyond a specific threshold. These diseases are all characterised by neurological symptoms and central neurodegeneration, but our...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2018-01-01
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Series: | Disease Models & Mechanisms |
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Online Access: | http://dmm.biologists.org/content/11/1/dmm031930 |