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Fragile-X carrier females: evidence for a distinct psychopathological phenotype?
American journal of medical genetics - 9 Aug 1996
Franke P, Maier W, Hautzinger M, Weiffenbach O, Gänsicke M, Iwers B, Poustka F, Schwab S G, Froster U
Abstract excerpt
The present study examined 35 mothers (29 premutation carriers) of children with fragile-X syndrome in measures of intelligence and psychiatric disorders by comparing them with two control groups: a) 30 mothers of children in the general population and b) 17 mothers of non-fra-X retarded children with autism. Premutation carriers had a higher frequency of affective disorders than mothers from the general...
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