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Molecular phenotype of Fragile X syndrome: FMRP, FXRPs, and protein targets.
Microscopy research and technique - 1 May 2002
Kaufmann Walter E, Cohen Sonia, Sun Hong-Tao, Ho George
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome (FraX) is one of the most prevalent genetic causes of mental retardation. FraX is associated with an unstable expansion of a polymorphism within the 5' untranslated region of the FMR1 gene. The main consequence of this mutation is a reduction in the levels of the gene product (FMRP). FMRP is an RNA-binding protein with multiple spliced variants (isoforms) and high levels of expression in a...
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