Article
Interaction of FXTAS Family History and College Degree Attainment Predicts Trajectories of Cognitive and Motor Symptoms in FMR1 Premutation Carrier Women.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Oct 2026
Hong Jinkuk, DaWalt Leann Smith, Klusek Jessica, Berry-Kravis Elizabeth M, Mailick Marsha
Abstract excerpt
The present longitudinal study focuses on FMR1 premutation carrier women during midlife and early old age (n = 115). Bringing together the genetic risk factor of a family history of FXTAS and the environmental protective factor of higher education, the goal of the study was to determine how these factors potentially interact to predict self-reported FXTAS-type symptoms in women carrying the FMR1 premutation. We...
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- Humans
- Female
- Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1
- Middle Aged
- Cognition
