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FMR1 allele frequencies in 51,000 newborns: a large-scale population study in China.
World journal of pediatrics : WJP - 1 Dec 2021
Zhang Jin-Yu, Wu Ding-Wen, Yang Ru-Lai, Zhu Lin, Jiang Meng-Yi, Wang Wen-Jun, Li Xue-Kun, Jiang Xiao-Ling, Tong Fan, Shu Qiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fragile X syndrome (FXS), caused by CGG-repeat expansion in FMR1 promoter, is one of the most common causes of mental retardation. Individuals with full mutation and premutation alleles have a high risk of psychophysiological disorder and of having affected offspring. Frequencies of FMR1 alleles in general newborns have been reported in Caucasians but have not been investigated in the large-scale...
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