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Microsatellite Repeats
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Definition
: A variety of simple repeat sequences that are distributed throughout the GENOME. They are characterized by a short repeat unit of 2-8 basepairs that is repeated up to 100 times. They are also known as short tandem repeats (STRs).
See Also
Microsatellite Instability
Examples
Dinucleotide Repeats
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Trinucleotide Repeats
Other names
Tetranucleotide Repeat; Tandem Repeats, Short; Tandem Repeat, Short; Simple Sequence Repeat; Simple Repetitive Sequences; Short Tandem Repeat; Sequences, Simple Repetitive; Sequence, Simple Repetitive; Sequence Repeats, Simple; Sequence Repeat, Simple; Repetitive Sequences, Simple; Repetitive Sequence, Simple; Repeats, Tetranucleotide; Repeats, Simple Sequence; Repeats, Short Tandem; Repeats, Pentanucleotide; Repeats, Microsatellite; Repeat, Tetranucleotide; Repeat, Simple Sequence; Repeat, Short Tandem
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
BAT26 microsatellite DNA
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*Genetic Markers
*Tumor Markers, Biological
*Microsatellite Repeats.
World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Aug 28;12(32):5148-52
