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TREDs are characterized as neurodegenerative diseases or complex syndromes with significant neurological components. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17) falls into the former category and is caused by the expansion of mixed CAA\/CAG repeats in the TBP gene. To date, a five-unit organization of this region [(CAG)3 (CAA)3] [(CAG)n] [CAA CAG CAA] [(CAG)n] [CAA CAG], with expansion in the second [(CAG)n] unit being the most common, has been proposed. In this study, we propose an alternative organization scheme for the repeats. A search of the PubMed database was conducted to identify articles reporting both the number and composition of GAC\/CAA repeats in TBP alleles. Nineteen reports were selected. The sequences of all identified CAG\/CAA repeats in the TBP locus, including 67 cases (probands and b relatives), were analyzed in terms of their repetition structure and stability in inheritance, if possible. Based on the analysis of three units [(CAG)3 (CAA)2] [CAA (CAG)n CAA CAG] [CAA (CAG)n CAA CAG], the organization of repeats is proposed. Detailed analysis of the CAG\/CAA repeat structure, not just the number of repeats, in TBP-expanded alleles should be performed, as it may have a prognostic value in the prediction of stability\/instability during transmission and the possible anticipation of the disease.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms25158190","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,26]],"date-time":"2024-07-26T14:39:08Z","timestamp":1722004748000},"page":"8190","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The New Face of Dynamic Mutation\u2014The CAA [CAG]n CAA CAG Motif as a Mutable Unit in the TBP Gene Causative for Spino-Cerebellar Ataxia Type 17"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"25","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7367-512X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dorota","family":"Hoffman-Zacharska","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland"},{"name":"Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2975-4888","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna","family":"Sulek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Lazarski University, 02-662 Warsaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"764","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajhg.2021.03.011","article-title":"30 years of repeat expansion disorders: What have we learned and what are the remaining challenges?","volume":"108","author":"Depienne","year":"2021","journal-title":"Am. 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