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Genes 2013, 4(3), 375-387; doi:10.3390/genes4030375
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Abnormal Base Excision Repair at Trinucleotide Repeats Associated with Diseases: A Tissue-Selective Mechanism
Received: 2 May 2013 / Revised: 25 June 2013 / Accepted: 26 June 2013 / Published: 25 July 2013
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microsatellite Instability)
Abstract: More than fifteen genetic diseases, including Huntington’s disease, myotonic dystrophy 1, fragile X syndrome and Friedreich ataxia, are caused by the aberrant expansion of a trinucleotide repeat. The mutation is unstable and further expands in specific cells or tissues with time, which can accelerate disease progression. DNA damage and base excision repair (BER) are involved in repeat instability and might contribute to the tissue selectivity of the process. In this review, we will discuss the mechanisms of trinucleotide repeat instability, focusing more specifically on the role of BER.
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trinucleotide repeat diseases; instability; BER
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Goula, A.-V.; Merienne, K. Abnormal Base Excision Repair at Trinucleotide Repeats Associated with Diseases: A Tissue-Selective Mechanism. Genes 2013, 4, 375-387.
AMA StyleGoula A-V, Merienne K. Abnormal Base Excision Repair at Trinucleotide Repeats Associated with Diseases: A Tissue-Selective Mechanism. Genes. 2013; 4(3):375-387.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGoula, Agathi-Vasiliki; Merienne, Karine. 2013. "Abnormal Base Excision Repair at Trinucleotide Repeats Associated with Diseases: A Tissue-Selective Mechanism." Genes 4, no. 3: 375-387.