CHAPEL HILL, April 12, 1999 - top researchers in the genetics of human disease will share their cutting-edge findings on the link between unstable microsatellites - DNA repeats - and Fragile X syndrome, Huntington's disease, Friedreich's ataxia, Kennedy's disease, Spinocerebellar ataxias, and muscular dystrophy. Conference co-sponsored by the University of North Carolina Program in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).