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Confidence intervals for predicted age of onset, given the size of (CAG) n repeat, in Huntington's disease

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A highly significant relationship between length of trinucleotide repeat and age of onset is shown for Huntington's disease.

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  1. G. Lucotte

    Present address: Laboratoire de Neurogénétique, Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Maison Blanche, 45 rue Cognacq-Jay, F-51092, Reims, France

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  1. Regional Center of Neurogenetics, CHU-CHR of Reims, Maison Blanche Hospital, 45 Rue Cognacq-Jay, F-51092, Reims, France

    G. Lucotte & J. C. Turpin

  2. Laboratory of Molecular Human Genetics, Ruhr University, Universitätstrasse 150, D-44780, Bochum, Germany

    O. Riess, J. T. Epplen & I. Siedlaczk

  3. Bioinformatic Center, INSERM U267, Paris 7 University, 2 Place Jussieu, F-75251, Paris, France

    F. Loirat & S. Hazout

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Lucotte, G., Turpin, J.C., Riess, O. et al. Confidence intervals for predicted age of onset, given the size of (CAG) n repeat, in Huntington's disease. Hum Genet 95, 231–232 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209410

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