Article
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...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Dosage Compensation, Genetic
- Female
- Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Humans
- Intellectual Disability
- Intelligence
- Intelligence Tests
- Mutation