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Do the data really support ordering fragile X testing as a first-tier test without clinical features?
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Dec 2017
Weinstein Veronique, Tanpaiboon Pranoot, Chapman Kimberly A, Ah Mew Nicholas, Hofherr Sean
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PurposeCurrent guidelines recommend first-tier chromosome microarray analysis (CMA) and fragile X syndrome (FX) testing for males with isolated intellectual disabilities/learning delay (ID/LD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).MethodsMales in our clinic with ID/LD or ASD (310) were analyzed for positive results from CMA and/or FX testing.ResultsCMA detected abnormalities in 29% of males with ID/LD and only 9%...
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