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FMR1 alleles in Tasmania: a screening study of the special educational needs population.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jan 2005
Mitchell R J, Holden J J A, Zhang C, Curlis Y, Slater H R, Burgess T, Kirkby K C, Carmichael A, Heading K D, Loesch D Z
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of fragile X mental retardation-1 (FMR1) allele categories, classified by the number of CGG repeats, in the population of Tasmania was investigated in 1253 males with special educational needs (SEN). The frequencies of these FMR1 categories were compared with those seen in controls as represented by 578 consecutive male births. The initial screening was based on polymerase chain reaction analysis...
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