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Prevalence of CGG expansions of the FMR1 gene in a US population-based sample.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Jul 2012
Seltzer Marsha Mailick, Baker Mei Wang, Hong Jinkuk, Maenner Matthew, Greenberg Jan, Mandel Daniel
Abstract excerpt
The primary goal of this study was to calculate the prevalence of the premutation of the FMR1 gene and of the "gray zone" using a population-based sample of older adults in Wisconsin (n = 6,747 samples screened). Compared with past research, prevalence was relatively high (1 in 151 females and 1 in 468 males for the premutation and 1 in 35 females and 1 in 42 males for the gray zone as defined by 45-54 CGG...
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