Survey of Maximum CTG/CAG Repeat Lengths in Humans and Non-Human Primates: Total Genome Scan in Populations Using the Repeat Expansion Detection Method
Sirugo G, Deinard A, Kidd J, Kidd K. Survey of Maximum CTG/CAG Repeat Lengths in Humans and Non-Human Primates: Total Genome Scan in Populations Using the Repeat Expansion Detection Method. Human Molecular Genetics 1997, 6: 403-408. PMID: 9147643, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.3.403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCTG/CAGPygmy chimpanzeesCommon chimpanzeesRepeat lengthRandom genetic driftOrang-utansHuman populationDisease association studiesGenetic driftHuman genomeOverall mutation rateGenome scanAssociation studiesMutation rateBiaka PygmiesExpansion mutationRepeat expansionTotal genome scanPopulation differencesPopulation stratificationNon-human primatesRepeat expansion detection (RED) methodExpansion detectionChimpanzeesMutations