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Screening for the presence of FMR1 premutation alleles in a Spanish population with fibromyalgia.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Nov 2012
Martorell Loreto, Tondo Mireia, Garcia-Fructuoso Ferrán, Naudo Montserrat, Alegre Cayetano, Gamez Josep, Genovés Jordi, Poo Pilar
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Fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) premutation carriers, who are at risk of having children with fragile X Syndrome, were initially considered as clinically unaffected. However, recent clinical and molecular studies have shifted this point of view. The incidence of premutation in the general population is substantial. Apart from the well-documented fragile X-associated tremor-ataxia and fragile X premature...
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