Article
Fragile X syndrome carrier screening in pregnant women in Chinese Han population.
Scientific reports - 29 Oct 2019
Hung Chia-Cheng, Lee Chien-Nan, Wang Yu-Chu, Chen Chih-Ling, Lin Tze-Kang, Su Yi-Ning, Lin Ming-Wei, Kang Jessica, Tai Yi-Yun, Hsu Wen-Wei, Lin Shin-Yu
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most frequent genetic cause of intellectual disability (ID). It was previously believed that the FXS prevalence was low in Chinese population, and the cost-efficiency of FXS carrier screening was questioned. This retrospective observational study was conducted between September 2014 and May 2017 to determine the prevalence of FXS carriers in a large Chinese cohort of pregnant...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Humans
- Pregnancy
- Retrospective Studies
- Taiwan
