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Young adult female fragile X premutation carriers show age- and genetically-modulated cognitive impairments.
Brain and cognition - 1 Apr 2011
Goodrich-Hunsaker Naomi J, Wong Ling M, McLennan Yingratana, Srivastava Siddharth, Tassone Flora, Harvey Danielle, Rivera Susan M, Simon Tony J
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The high frequency of the fragile X premutation in the general population and its emerging neurocognitive implications highlight the need to investigate the effects of the premutation on lifespan cognitive development. Until recently, cognitive function in fragile X premutation carriers (fXPCs) was presumed to be unaffected by the mutation. Here we show that young adult female fXPCs show subtle, yet significant,...
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