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Genetic and maternal predictors of cognitive and behavioral trajectories in females with fragile X syndrome.
Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders - 20 Jun 2018
Del Hoyo Soriano Laura, Thurman Angela John, Harvey Danielle Jenine, Ted Brown W, Abbeduto Leonard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by a mutation in the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome, leading to decreased levels of FMR1 protein (FMRP), which causes the array of neuropsychological impairments that define FXS. Because FXS is an X-linked condition, fewer females display FXS and females with FXS are more mildly affected than males, on average. However, there is a considerable variability in terms of...
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