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[New methods for the diagnosis of fragile X syndrome: a study of the FMRP in blood and hair].
Revista de neurologia - 1 Oct 2001
Ramos-Fuentes F J
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the commonest cause of hereditary mental retardation. Although most affected patients, especially males, have a typical phenotype, molecular studies of the FMR1 gene are necessary to confirm the diagnosis, depending on the number of repeats of the CGG triplet of the gene. DEVELOPMENT: In recent years an immunohistochemical technique has been developed which permits the...
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