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Investigation of amygdala volume in men with the fragile X premutation.
Brain imaging and behavior - 1 Dec 2011
Selmeczy Diana, Koldewyn Kami, Wang John M, Lee Aaron, Harvey Danielle, Hessl David R, Tassone Flora, Adams Patrick, Hagerman Randi J, Hagerman Paul J, Rivera Susan M
Abstract excerpt
Premutation fragile X carriers have a CGG repeat expansion (55 to 200 repeats) in the promoter region of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene. Amygdala dysfunction has been observed in premutation symptomatology, and recent research has suggested the amygdala as an area susceptible to the molecular effects of the premutation. The current study utilizes structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to...
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