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Fragile X Syndrome |
fra(X) syndrome; FRAXA; FRAXA Syndrome; FXS; Marker X syndrome; Martin-Bell Syndrome; X-linked mental retardation and macroorchidism |
It has been suggested that Martin-Bell syndrome be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) Fragile X Syndrome is the most common inherited cause of genetic mental retardation and is associated with autism. Causes X-linked recessive inheritance The fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by mutation of the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome. Mutation at that site is found in 1 out of about every 4000 males and 1 out of about every 6000 females. Normally, the FMR1 gene con ...
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Fragile X Syndrome Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- National Library of Medicine
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation http://www.marchofdimes.com/
- Dolan DNA Learning Center
- National Fragile X Foundation http://www.nfxf.org/
- FPG Child Development Institute
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, NIH, HHS http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- Genetics Home Reference http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- Accommodations for People with Mental Retardation (Job Accommodation Network)
- Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
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