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Genomics, Intellectual Disability, and Autism

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Mefford, Heather C., Batshaw, Mark L., Hoffman, Eric P.·2012·New England Journal of Medicine

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Triplet (trinucleotide) repeat: Sequences of three nucleotides that are repeated in tandem on the same chromosome a number of times.A normal, polymorphic variation in repeat number with no clinical significance commonly occurs between persons; however, repeat numbers over a certain threshold can, in some cases, lead to adverse effects on the function of the gene, resulting in genetic disease.

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Authors
Mefford, H. C., Batshaw, M. L., & Hoffman, E. P.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Children's National (US)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2012-02-23
Volume
366
Issue
8
Pages
733-743
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W2075364461
Cited by
329
References
109
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS029525)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
Keywords
trinucleotide repeat expansion, trinucleotide repeats, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, genetic disorders, genomics
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Chromosome Aberrations, Humans, Intellectual Disability, Mutation, Phenotype, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Genomics, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing

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