Rad9-mediated checkpoint activation is responsible for elevated expansions of GAA repeats in CST-deficient yeast
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Large-scale expansion of (GAA)n repeats in the first intron of the FXN gene is responsible for the severe neurodegenerative disease, Friedreich's ataxia in humans. We have previously conducted an unbiased genetic screen for GAA repeat instability in a yeast ex... ...