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Clinical and molecular contributions to the understanding of X-linked mental retardation.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2002
Stevenson R E, Schwartz C E
Abstract excerpt
X-linked mental retardation (XLMR) was first recognized in the 1940s, long before any human genes had been mapped. It is now estimated that XLMR has a prevalence of 2.6 cases per 1,000 population, accounting for over 10% of all cases of mental retardation. It is likely that over 150 genes are associated with XLMR. Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of XLMR, has a prevalence of about 1 in 4,000 males....
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