Article
Frequency of Fra X syndrome among institutionalized mentally retarded males in Poland.
American journal of medical genetics - 12 Jul 1996
Mazurczak T, Bocian E, Milewski M, Obersztyn E, Stańczak H, Bal J, Szamotulska K, Karwacki M W
Abstract excerpt
Results of cytogenetic studies, performed in a group of 201 institutionalized mentally retarded males, are presented. At least two cytogenetic methods for eliciting the Xq27.3 fragile site, recommended by the Fourth International Workshop on the Fra X Syndrome were used. A subgroup of 67 out of 2...
Topics
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Humans
- Institutionalization
- Intellectual Disability
- Male
- Mutation
- Poland
- Prevalence
- Trinucleotide Repeats