Proportion of C9orf72 expansions containing 500–1500 repeats
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Age at sampling
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Age at sampling is associated with proportion of C9orf72 expansions containing 500–1500 repeats in humans.
Humansamyotrophic lateral sclerosis with C9orf72 repeat expansionbloodn = 22
Links between age and blood DNA repeats differ by disease · medRxiv · 7 Oct 2026 · Preprint
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Links between age and blood DNA repeats differ by disease
An observational preprint analysed blood from 54 people carrying expanded DNA repeats, including people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…An observational preprint analysed blood from 54 people carrying expanded DNA repeats, including people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia or no symptoms.