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Reverse mutations in the fragile X syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics - 9 Aug 1996
Brown W T, Houck G E, Ding X, Zhong N, Nolin S, Glicksman A, Dobkin C, Jenkins E C
Abstract excerpt
Three females were identified who have apparent reversal of fragile X premutations. Based on haplotype analysis of nearby markers, they were found to have inherited a fragile X chromosome from their premutation carrier mothers, and yet had normal size FMR1 repeat alleles. The changes in repeat sizes from mother to daughter was 95 to 35 in the first, 145 to 43 in the second, and 82 to 33 in the third. In the first...
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