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Delineation of the working memory profile in female FMR1 premutation carriers: the effect of cognitive load on ocular motor responses.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Apr 2015
Shelton Annie L, Cornish Kim M, Godler David E, Clough Meaghan, Kraan Claudine, Bui Minh, Fielding Joanne
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) premutation carriers (PM-carriers) are characterised as having mid-sized expansions of between 55 and 200 CGG repeats in the 5' untranslated region of the FMR1 gene. While there is evidence of executive dysfunction in PM-carriers, few studies have explicitly explored working memory capabilities in female PM-carriers. 14 female PM-carriers and 13 age- and IQ-matched healthy...
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