Unstable triplet repeat diseases.
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Abstract
Seven inherited human disorders are now associated with the intragenic expansion of triplet repeat DNA sequences. These repeats demonstrate extreme instability in both germline and somatic tissue, accounting for the unusual genetic inheritance patterns and symptom variability associated with these diseases.