In Huntington chorea the causative mutation in the protein huntingtin is a
Correct Answer: Trinucleotide repeat expansion
Description: Expansion of trinucleotide repeats is an important genetic cause of human disease, particularly neurodegenerative disorders. There are three key mechanisms by which unstable repeats cause diseases:
• Loss of function of the affected gene occurs in fragile X syndrome. In such cases the repeats are generally in noncoding part of the gene.
• A toxic gain of function by alterations of protein structure as in Huntington disease and spinocerebellar ataxias. In such cases the expansions occur in the coding regions of the genes.
• A toxic gain of function mediated by mRNA as is seen in fragile X tremor-ataxia syndrome. In this condition, the non coding parts of the gene are affected.
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