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The emerging fragile X premutation phenotype: evidence from the domain of social cognition.
Brain and cognition - 1 Feb 2005
Cornish Kim, Kogan Cary, Turk Jeremy, Manly Tom, James Nicole, Mills Andrea, Dalton Ann
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is caused by large methylated expansions of a CGG repeat (>200) region upstream of the FMR1 gene that results in the lack of expression of the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). Affected individuals display a neurobehavioral phenotype that includes a significant impairment in social cognition alongside deficits in attentional control, inhibition...
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