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Frequency of the fragile X syndrome in Chinese mentally retarded populations is similar to that in Caucasians.
American journal of medical genetics - 28 May 1999
Zhong N, Ju W, Xu W, Ye L, Shen Y, Wu G, Chen S H, Jin R, Hu X F, Yang A, Liu X, Poon P, Pang C, Zheng Y, Song L, Zhao P, Fu B, Gu H, Brown W T
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome is recognized as the most common inherited cause of mental retardation in western countries. The prevalence of the fragile X syndrome in Asian populations is uncertain. We report a multi-institutional collaborative study of molecular screening for the fragile X syndrome from 1,127 Chinese mentally retarded (MR) individuals. We found that 2.8% of the Chinese MR population screened by DNA...
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