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A majority of fragile X males with methylated, full mutation alleles have significant levels of FMR1 messenger RNA.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jul 2001
Tassone F, Hagerman R J, Taylor A K, Hagerman P J
Abstract excerpt
FMR1 mRNA levels were determined in peripheral blood leucocytes for 48 fragile X males with methylated, full mutation alleles that are resistant to cleavage by methylation sensitive enzymes. Using quantitative (fluorescence) RT-PCR, we observed that more than half of these males produce FMR1 mRNA, with some mRNA levels approaching those found in normal subjects. In none of the samples analysed was there any...
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