Duplication- is a mutation in which part of the chromosome has been doubled.

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Most STRs are found in the noncoding regions, while only about 8% locate in the coding regions.

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The genetic diseases caused by trinucleotide repeat SSRs within genes. Huntington disease (HD) is one of the approximately 20 such trinucleotide repeat diseases in humans. HD is transmitted as an autosomal dominant mutation.

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In humans, chromosome 19 has the highest density of STRs. Disease associated with SSR are called as Repeat expansion diseases.

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Most common cause of Repeat expansion is SLIPPAGE during replications.

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On average, one STR occurs per 2,000 bp in the human genome.

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The most common STRs in humans are A-rich units: A, AC, AAAN, AAN, and AG. The STR locus is named as, for example, D3S1266, where D represents DNA, 3 means chromosome 3 on which the STR locus locates, S stands for STR, and 1266 is the unique identifier.