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Rare FMR1 gene mutations causing fragile X syndrome: A review.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jan 2018
Sitzmann Adam F, Hagelstrom Robert T, Tassone Flora, Hagerman Randi J, Butler Merlin G
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, typically due to CGG-repeat expansions in the FMR1 gene leading to lack of expression. We identified a rare FMR1 gene mutation (c.413G>A), previously reported in a single patient and reviewed the literature for other rare FMR1 mutations. Our patient at 10 years of age presented with the classical findings of FXS including...
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