Microsatellite Repeat

Preferred Label : Microsatellite Repeat;

NCIt synonyms : Microsatellite; Microsatellite Repeats; Microsatellites;

NCIt definition : A variety of simple di-, tri-, tetra-, and pentanucleotide tandem repeats that are dispersed in the euchromatic arms of most chromosomes.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A short sequence of DNA, usually 1 to 4 basepairs (a unit of DNA), that is repeated together in a row along the DNA molecule. There is variation from person to person in the number of repeats. There are hundreds of places in human DNA that contain microsatellites.;

NCIt note : The dinucleotide repeat of (GT/CA)n is the most common of these dispersed repeats.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL414336;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000285938;

Details

Origin ID

C13338;

UMLS CUI

C1519302;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Microsatellites [EDAM topic]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- microsatellite repeats [MeSH Descriptor]
- microsatellite repeats [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- microsatellite repeats [MeSH concept]
- microsatellite repeats [MeSH Descriptor]

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