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Diagnostic profile of the AmplideX Fragile X Dx and Carrier Screen Kit for diagnosis and screening of fragile X syndrome and other FMR1-related disorders.
Expert review of molecular diagnostics - 1 Mar 2021
Berry-Kravis Elizabeth, Zhou Lili, Jackson Jonathan, Tassone Flora
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Introduction: In 2009, a novel, CGG repeat primed FMR1 PCR assay was designed with primers flanking the triplet repeat region, as well as a third chimeric primer complementary to the (CGG)n repeat, that was capable of amplifying alleles throughout the repeat range. This assay for the first time allowed consistent detection of large full mutation alleles with PCR, resolution of heterozygosity in females and...
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