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Differential sensitivity to life stress in FMR1 premutation carrier mothers of children with fragile X syndrome.
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association - 1 Sept 2012
Seltzer Marsha Mailick, Barker Erin T, Greenberg Jan S, Hong Jinkuk, Coe Christopher, Almeida David
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The premutation of the FMR1 gene (defined as between 55 and 200 CGG repeats) is estimated to affect 1 in 149 females and 1 in 643 males, and some people who carry the FMR1 premutation display signs of impairment. METHOD: This study focuses on 82 premutation carrier mothers (M age = 51.4 years; SD = 7.7) of adolescent and adult children with fragile X syndrome (FXS). A Gene × Environment interaction...
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