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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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Resources
- Accommodations for People with Mental Retardation (Job Accommodation Network)
- Amniocentesis (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Carolina Fragile X Project (FPG Child Development Institute)
- Characteristics of Fragile X Syndrome (National Fragile X Foundation)
- Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Fragile X Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
- Education (National Fragile X Foundation)
- Employment: An Introduction (National Fragile X Foundation)
- Facts About Fragile X Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS)
- Facts About Fragile X Syndrome (Cleveland Clinic)
- Families and Fragile X Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Fragile X Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) (National Fragile X Foundation)
- Fragile X Syndrome (Medline Plus)
- Fragile X Syndrome (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- Fragile X Syndrome (Cleveland Clinic)
- Fragile X syndrome (Google Health)
- Fragile X Syndrome (National Women's Health Information Center)
- FRAXA Research Foundation
- Genes and Disease (National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, NIH, HHS)
- Genetics Home Reference: Fragile X syndrome (Genetics Home Reference)
- How Is Fragile X Inherited? (National Fragile X Foundation)
- Intervention for Problems Associated with Fragile X Syndrome (National Fragile X Foundation)
- Living Away from Home: An Introduction (National Fragile X Foundation)
- National Fragile X Foundation
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- What is Fragile X Syndrome? (Dolan DNA Learning Center)
- What Is the Molecular Cause of Fragile X Syndrome? (National Fragile X Foundation)
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