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Paternal transmission of fragile X syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 30 Aug 2004
Zeesman Susan, Zwaigenbaum Lonnie, Whelan Donald T, Hagerman Randi J, Tassone Flora, Taylor Sherryl A M
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We present a family in which a fragile X mosaic male, who carries both premutation and full mutation alleles in his peripheral blood leukocytes, has a daughter with both premutation and partially methylated full mutation alleles and a significant developmental disability. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such an occurrence and it challenges current thinking about the expansion and transmission of...
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