Subtle changes in the composition of short tandem repeats may shape disease risk

DNA

The Hospital for Sick Children Nov 14 2025 Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that could help explain why people experience disease differently, and why some treatments work better for certain populations.  Tandem repeats are repeated sections of a DNA strand that make up about seven per cent of the human genome. The likelihood of those tandem repeats causing errors in gene function increases each time they

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