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Cognitive and visual processing skills and their relationship to mutation size in full and premutation female fragile X carriers.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry - 1 Nov 2000
Block S S, Brusca-Vega R, Pizzi W J, Berry-Kravis E, Maino D M, Treitman T M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The fragile X gene contains an unstable trinucleotide (CGG) repeat that expands as it is passed from female carriers to the affected offspring. Obligate female carriers may have a premutation or full mutation genotype. METHODS: In this study, fragile X premutation and full mutation female carriers were compared on three tasks of visual processing and cognitive skills. RESULTS: In each case, there were...
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