Short Tandem Repeats in the era of next-generation sequencing: from historical loci to population databases

K Uguen, JL Michaud, E Génin - European Journal of Human Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
In this study, we explore the landscape of short tandem repeats (STRs) within the human
genome through the lens of evolving technologies to detect genomic variations. STRs, which …

Genome sequence analyses identify novel risk loci for multiple system atrophy

R Chia, A Ray, Z Shah, J Ding, P Ruffo, M Fujita… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is an adult-onset, sporadic synucleinopathy characterized by
parkinsonism, cerebellar ataxia, and dysautonomia. The genetic architecture of MSA is …

A phenome-wide association study of methylated GC-rich repeats identifies a GCC repeat expansion in AFF3 associated with intellectual disability

B Jadhav, P Garg, JJFA van Vugt, K Ibanez… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
GC-rich tandem repeat expansions (TREs) are often associated with DNA methylation, gene
silencing and folate-sensitive fragile sites, and underlie several congenital and late-onset …

Whole genome sequencing increases the diagnostic rate in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

CJ Record, M Pipis, M Skorupinska, J Blake, R Poh… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is one of the most common and genetically
heterogeneous inherited neurological diseases, with more than 130 disease-causing genes …

The influence of trinucleotide repeats in the androgen receptor gene on androgen-related traits and diseases

T Sasako, Y Ilboudo, KYH Liang, Y Chen… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Context Trinucleotide repeats in the androgen receptor have been proposed to influence
testosterone signaling in men, but the clinical relevance of these trinucleotide repeats …

Therapeutic targeting of the polyglutamine androgen receptor in Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

A Sangotra, AP Lieberman - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (SBMA) is a slowly
progressive, X-linked and sex-limited degenerative disorder affecting lower motor neurons …

Higher than expected incident cases of spinal bulbar muscular atrophy in western Canada

R Lamont, M King, A King, K Schellenberg, G Pfeffer - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (also known as Kennedy disease) was recently described to
have a high prevalence among Indigenous people in the prairie provinces of western …

Genetic Analysis of GCA Repeats in the GLS Gene: Implications for Undiagnosed Ataxia and Spinocerebellar Ataxia 3 in Mainland China

L Lei, L Peng, L Wan, Z Chen, C Wang… - Movement …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Recent studies have reported that expanded GCA repeats in the GLS gene can
cause glutaminase deficiency with ataxia phenotype. However, to data, no studies have …

[HTML][HTML] AR (CAG)n Microsatellite and APEX1 c.444T>G (p.Asp148Glu) Polymorphisms as Independent Prognostic Biomarkers in Prostate Cancer: Insights from an …

G Pascual, A Sabater, J Bizzotto, R Seniuk, P Sanchis… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Abstract Background/Objectives: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the leading malignancy and the
third most common cause of cancer-related death in Argentinian men. Predicting outcomes …

A phenome-wide association study of methylated GC-rich repeats identifies a GCC repeat expansion in AFF3 as a significant cause of intellectual disability

B Jadhav, P Garg, JJFA van Vugt, K Ibanez… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
GC-rich tandem repeat expansions (TREs) are often associated with DNA methylation, gene
silencing and folate-sensitive fragile sites, and underlie several congenital and late-onset …