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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Main Authors: Thomas H. Massey, Lesley Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2018-01-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/11/1/dmm031930