DNA diagnosis of FRAXA and FRAXE in Chinese children with neurodevelopmental disorders and fragile X syndrome.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.1998.tb02673.x

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DNA diagnosis of FRAXA and FRAXE in Chinese children with neurodevelopmental disorders and fragile X syndrome.

Clinical genetics - 1 Mar 1998

Chan S Y, Wong V

Abstract excerpt

Fragile X (FraX) syndrome is the most common cause of inherited mental retardation. To see whether FRAXA or FRAXE can account for the etiology of some unexplained neurodevelopmental disorders in children, we screened for trinucleotide repeat expansion in a consecutive cohort of 73 Chinese childre...

Topics

Adult
Child
China
DNA
Developmental Disabilities
Female
Fragile X Syndrome
Humans
Male
Mutation
Trinucleotide Repeats

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