Specific frontal lobe deficits among women with the fragile X gene.

doi:10.1097/00004583-199211000-00025

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Specific frontal lobe deficits among women with the fragile X gene.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Nov 1992

Mazzocco M M, Hagerman R J, Cronister-Silverman A, Pennington B F

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The neurocognitive phenotype of fragile X and its relation to cytogenetic expression were examined among 10 fragile X women with > or = 2% expression, 10 0% obligate carriers, and 10 controls. Measures were obtained for intellectual ability, achievement, and verbal, nonverbal, memory, and frontal...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Female
Fragile X Syndrome
Frontal Lobe
Genetic Carrier Screening
Humans
Intelligence
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Phenotype

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