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Rare variants in the promoter of the fragile X syndrome gene (FMR1).
Molecular and cellular probes - 1 Apr 2000
Milà M, Castellví-Bel S, Sánchez A, Barceló A, Badenas C, Mallolas J, Estivill X
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of familial mental retardation, is mainly caused by the expansion of an unstable region of CGG repeats in the 5' untranslated region of the FMR1 (Fragile X Mental Retardation-1) gene. Molecular tools to detect an abnormal CGG expansion in FMR1 include Southern blot hybridization and PCR amplification. Southern blotting with the StB12.3 probe and Eco RI/Eag I double...
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