Trinucleotide repeat expansion diseases Flashcards

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Trinucleotide repeat expansion diseases

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Huntington disease, myotonic dystrophy,
Friedreich ataxia, fragile X syndrome.

Try (trinucleotide) hunting for my fried eggs (X).

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Fragile X syndrome

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CGG

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Friedreich ataxia

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GAA

X-Girlfriend’s *First *Aid Helped Ace My Test

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Huntington disease

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CAG

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Myotonic dystrophy

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CTG

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