Review Question - QID 109825

A 14-year-old Caucasian girl presents to the pediatrician for poor balance. She reports a 7-month history of frequent falls that has progressively worsened. She has fallen 3 times in the past week and feels like she cannot walk normally. She was born full-term and spent 2 days in the neonatal intensive care unit for respiratory distress. She has had an otherwise normal childhood. Her family history is notable for multiple cardiac deaths before the age of 60. Her mother had a posterior spinal fusion for kyphoscoliosis as an adolescent. On exam, the patient has 4/5 strength in her bilateral upper and lower extremities. She walks with a staggering gait. Pes cavus is appreciated bilaterally. Skin examination is normal. This patient has a condition that is caused by a trinucleotide repeat of which of the following nucleotides?