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Connective Tissue Disorders and Fragile X Molecular Status in Females: A Case Series and Review.
International journal of molecular sciences - 13 Aug 2022
Butler Merlin G, Hossain Waheeda A, Steinle Jacob, Gao Harry, Cox Eleina, Niu Yuxin, Quach May, Veatch Olivia J
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disabilities and the second most common cause after Down syndrome. FXS is an X-linked disorder due to a full mutation of the CGG triplet repeat of the FMR1 gene which codes for a protein that is crucial in synaptogenesis and maintaining functions of extracellular matrix-related proteins, key for the development of normal neuronal and...
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