Analysis of the huntingtin gene reveals a trinucleotide-length polymorphism in the region of the gene that contains two CCG-rich stretches and a correlation between decreased age of onset of Huntington's disease and CAG repeat number

Hum Mol Genet. 1993 Oct;2(10):1713-5. doi: 10.1093/hmg/2.10.1713.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Age of Onset
  • Alleles
  • Base Sequence
  • Cystic Fibrosis / genetics
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genes*
  • Humans
  • Huntington Disease / epidemiology
  • Huntington Disease / genetics*
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymorphism, Genetic*
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid*