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Chorea

Chorea

mature onset disease characterised by progressive loss of neuronal functioning. Caused by unstable amphlification of a trinucleotide (CAG)n repeat with the coding region of a gene encoding a 348 kd, widely exposed product.


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(c) Mammals reproduce sexually. They do not look exactly like either of their parents. Give two reasons for this. 2) (a) Huntington's Chorea is a fatal disease which affects muscular co-ordination and mental ability. This disease is inherited but does not appear until the person is about ...

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