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Contribution of the FMR1 gene mutation to human intellectual dysfunction.
Nature genetics - 1 Nov 1995
Reiss A L, Freund L S, Baumgardner T L, Abrams M T, Denckla M B
Abstract excerpt
The degree to which genetic factors influence human intelligence remains a matter of some controversy. However, there is little doubt that single gene mutations can significantly alter brain development and function. For example, mutations affecting the FMR1 gene cause the fragile X syndrome, the most prevalent known inherited cause of intellectual dysfunction. The most common mutation occurring in the FMR1 locus...
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