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Transcription of the FMR1 gene in individuals with fragile X syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Tassone F, Hagerman R J, Chamberlain W D, Hagerman P J
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome generally arises as a consequence of a large expansion of a CGG trinucleotide repeat element that is located in the GC-rich promoter region of the fragile X mental retardation gene (FMR1). In the conventional model for fragile X, clinical involvement arises as a consequence of silencing of the FMR1 gene, with the attendant loss of FMR1 protein (FMRP). However, it has recently been demonstrated...
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