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trinucleotide repeat

trinucleotide repeat A trinucleotide repeat is a stretch of DNA in which a sequence of three nucleotides is repeated multiple times, such as CAG repeats.

A trinucleotide repeat is a stretch of DNA in which a sequence of three nucleotides is repeated multiple times, such as CAG repeats. Changes in the stability of these repeat tracts are linked in the source to human neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.

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Drafting source: Beaver Jill M.; Lai Yanhao; Rolle Shantell J.; Weng Liwei; Greenberg Marc M.; Liu Yuan. An oxidized abasic lesion inhibits base excision repair leading to DNA strand breaks in a trinucleotide repeat tract. 2018; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0192148; article XML SHA-256 c63cd324469f9126cb8cb7712a1e65dc8b11ca9ffea7c82f4cd108bc986829c0. “An oxidized abasic lesion inhibits base excision repair leading to DNA strand breaks in a trinucleotide repeat tract” (10.1371/journal.pone.0192148).
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