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Fra(X) frequency on the active X-chromosome and phenotype in heterozygous carriers of the fra(X) form of mental retardation.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Wilhelm D, Froster-Iskenius U, Paul J, Schwinger E
Abstract excerpt
Female heterozygotes of the fra(X) form of mental retardation show variable degrees of mental impairment and phenotype expression of the disorder. This might be an effect of inactivation of the X-chromosome which carries the fra(X)(q). Prior replication studies in heterozygous carriers gave contradictory results with respect to possible genotype-phenotype correlation. In the interpretation of these studies it is...
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