Article
A Comprehensive Review of Fragile X Syndrome and Fragile X Premutation Associated Conditions in Africa
2024-04-26
Abstract excerpt
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 (FMR1) gene and known to be a leading cause of inherited intellectual disability globally. It results in a range of intellectual, developmental, and behavioral problems. Fragile X premutation associated conditions (FXPAC), also caused by a smaller CGG expansion (55 to 200 CGG repeats) in the FMR1 gene...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3f248c5a-684e-5a67-8bba-9f4c3b94c75f
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202404.1713.v1
