Non-Mendelian Inheritance II: Dynamic Mutations and Triplet
Repeat Diseases
Triplet Repeat Diseases
Fragile X syndrome
Huntington Disease
Myotonic Dystrophy
Friedrich’s Ataxia
SUMMARY
:
Disease |
Inheritance |
Expansion through… |
Location of expansion |
Fragile X syndrome |
X-linked Dominant |
Mother |
5’ Untranslated region |
Huntington Disease |
Autosomal Dominant |
Father |
Exon |
Myotonic dystrophy |
Autosomal Dominant |
Mother (congenital form) |
3’ Untranslated region |
Friedrich’s Ataxia |
Autosomal Recessive |
Both (because autosomal recessive) |
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