TY - JOUR AU - Nopoulos, Peg AU - Epping, Eric A. AU - Wassink, Tom AU - Schlaggar, Bradley L. AU - Perlmutter, Joel PY - 2011 DA - 2011/10/18 TI - Correlation of CAG repeat length between the maternal and paternal allele of the Huntingtin gene: evidence for assortative mating JO - Behavioral and Brain Functions SP - 45 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - Triplet repeats contribute to normal variation in behavioral traits and when expanded, cause brain disorders. While Huntington's Disease is known to be caused by a CAG triplet repeat in the gene Huntingtin, the effect of CAG repeats on brain function below disease threshold has not been studied. The current study shows a significant correlation between the CAG repeat length of the maternal and paternal allele in the Huntingtin gene among healthy subjects, suggesting assortative mating. SN - 1744-9081 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-9081-7-45 DO - 10.1186/1744-9081-7-45 ID - Nopoulos2011 ER -