Tissue-specific and repeat length-dependent somatic instability of the X-linked dystonia parkinsonism-associated CCCTCT repeat
Lindsey N. Campion, Alan Mejia Maza, Rachita Yadav, Ellen B. Penney, Micaela G. Murcar, Kevin Correia, Tammy Gillis, Cara Fernandez‐Cerado, M. Salvie Velasco-Andrada, G. Paul Legarda, Niecy G. Ganza-Bautista, John Benedict B. Lagarde, Patrick J. Acuña, Trisha Multhaupt‐Buell, Gabrielle Aldykiewicz, , Vanessa Chantal Wheeler
The paper analyzes somatic instability of the CCCTCT repeat in XDP and finds repeat length-dependent expansion in brain regions, with regional patterns and similarities to HTT CAG repeat instability.
Acta Neuropathologica Communications · Apr 8, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics