Selection in blood cells from female carriers of the fragile X syndrome: inverse correlation between age and proportion of active X chromosomes carrying the full mutation.

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We have studied the patterns of mutation and X inactivation in female carriers of a fragile X mutation, to try to correlate them with various phenotypic features. We used a simple assay, which shows simultaneously the size of the mutation, its methylation status, and DNA fragments that represent the normal active and inactive X chromosomes. We have observed an age dependent process, whereby the 'full' fragile X...

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