title: Some probabilistic results on the nonrandomness of simple sequence repeats in DNA sequences.
abstract: Some probabilistic results on simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in DNA sequences are derived and used to quantify the nonrandomness of SSRs as an index of nonrandomness. The applicability of the index of nonrandomness is illustrated using several examples from the literature on selected human diseased genes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA. wndifon@princeton.edu
authors.forename: Wilfred
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ndifon
authors.forename: Asamoah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nkwanta
authors.forename: Dwayne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001483:Base Sequence / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D000071058:Huntingtin Protein; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D008957:Models, Genetic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D011336:Probability; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000235:genetics; D020754:Spinocerebellar Ataxias / Q000235:genetics; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C410798:AR protein, human; C086055:HTT protein, human; D000071058:Huntingtin Protein; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011944:Receptors, Androgen