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The ARX mutations: a frequent cause of X-linked mental retardation.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Apr 2006
Nawara Magdalena, Szczaluba Krzysztof, Poirier Karine, Chrzanowska Krystyna, Pilch Jacek, Bal Jerzy, Chelly Jamel, Mazurczak Tadeusz
Abstract excerpt
The ARX gene mutations have been demonstrated to cause different forms of mental retardation (MR). Beside FMR1, in families with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR), the ARX dysfunction was demonstrated to be among the most frequent causes of this heterogeneous group of disorders. Nevertheless, in sporadic cases of MR, ARX mutations are extremely rare. In order to evaluate the frequency of ARX mutation in XLMR, we...
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