A direct search for expanding trinucleotide repeat sequences has paid off with the identification of the latest disorder caused by this mechanism — spinocerebellar ataxia type 1.
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Davies, K. Triplet repeats on the rise. Nature 364, 88 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/364088a0
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