MSH2 is not required for either maintenance of DNA methylation or repeat contraction at the FMR1 locus in fragile X syndrome
Jessalyn Grant-Bier, Kathryn Ruppert, Bruce E. Hayward, Karen Usdin, Daman Kumari
This paper investigates the role of MSH2 in DNA methylation and repeat contraction at the FMR1 locus in fragile X syndrome and finds that MSH2 is not required for DNA methylation maintenance but is associated with MSH2-independent repeat contractions.
bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology