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Examination of factors that influence the expansion of the fragile X mutation in a sample of conceptuses from known carrier females.
American journal of medical genetics - 9 Aug 1996
Sherman S L, Meadows K L, Ashley A E
Abstract excerpt
The Collaborative Prospective Fragile X Study was established to collect information on the pregnancy outcome of women known to be carriers of the fragile X syndrome. The prospective design of this study allows collection of ascertainment-free data and, thereby, avoids biases caused by sampling problems encountered in retrospective family studies. The results of 337 submitted cases are summarized. These data show...
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