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Fragile X screening by quantification of FMRP in dried blood spots by a Luminex immunoassay.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Jul 2013
LaFauci Giuseppe, Adayev Tatyana, Kascsak Richard, Kascsak Regina, Nolin Sarah, Mehta Pankaj, Brown W Ted, Dobkin Carl
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and is frequently associated with autism. The syndrome is due to mutations of the FMR1 gene that result in the absence of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). We have developed a rapid, highly sensitive method for quantifying FMRP from dried blood spots and lymphocytes. This assay uses two new antibodies, a bacterially expressed...
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