nucleotide repeat expansion

Introduction

Disorders with nucleotide repeat expansions are associated with:

• trinucleotide repeat expansions
• pentanucleotide repeat expansions {5 nucleotides} (spinocerebellar ataxia type 10)
• minisatellite repeat expansion

More general terms

• mutation

More specific terms

• minisatellite repeat expansion
• trinucleotide repeat expansion