[Experimental therapy: reactivation of the FMR1 gene involved in fragile X syndrome].

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Fragile X syndrome represents the most common inherited cause of mental retardation worldwide. Fragile X belongs to a large group of more than 200 mental retardation conditions caused by mutations in X-linked genes (XLMR), that have a collective frequency of up to 1 in 1000 males. Fragile X syndrome is also unique because it was the first genetic condition caused--in the overwhelming majority of cases--by the...

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