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MeSH Heading: Microsatellite Repeats
Tree Number(s): G02.111.570.080.708.800.500; G05.360.080.708.800.500; G05.360.340.024.850.500
Unique ID: D018895
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018895
Scope Note: A variety of simple repeat sequences that are distributed throughout the GENOME. They are characterized by a short repeat unit of 2-8 basepairs that is repeated up to 100 times. They are also known as short tandem repeats (STRs).
Entry Term(s): Microsatellite Markers; Microsatellites; Pentanucleotide Repeats; Short Tandem Repeats; Simple Repetitive Sequence; Simple Sequence Repeats; Tetranucleotide Repeats
Previous Indexing: DNA, Satellite (1989-1995); Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid (1991-1995)
See Also: Microsatellite Instability
Public MeSH Note: 1996; for SIMPLE REPETITIVE SEQUENCE see MINISATELLITE REPEATS 1999-2011, see REPETITIVE SEQUENCE, NUCLEIC ACID 1990-1998
History Note: 1996; for SIMPLE REPETITIVE SEQUENCE use MINISATELLITE REPEATS 1999-2011, use REPETITIVE SEQUENCE, NUCLEIC ACID 1990-1998
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/12/27
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M0028258
Scope Note: A variety of simple repeat sequences that are distributed throughout the GENOME. They are characterized by a short repeat unit of 2-8 basepairs that is repeated up to 100 times. They are also known as short tandem repeats (STRs).
Terms: Microsatellite Repeats Preferred Term
Term UI T056324
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Microsatellite Markers
Term UI T056323
Date07/28/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Microsatellites
Term UI T056325
Date02/29/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Short Tandem Repeats
Term UI T662315
Date12/16/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Simple Repetitive Sequence
Term UI T055348
Date03/24/1998
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Simple Sequence Repeats
Term UI T786077
Date02/23/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2012)

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