Back to search

Article

Fragile X syndrome and fragile X-associated disorders

2017-12-08

Abstract excerpt

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by a full mutation on the FMR1 gene and a subsequent lack of FMRP, the protein product of FMR1 . FMRP plays a key role in regulating the translation of many proteins involved in maintaining neuronal synaptic connections; its deficiency may result in a range of intellectual disabilities, social deficits, psychiatric problems, and dysmorphic physical features. A range of clinical i...

Topics

Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.

Identifiers and source

Literature Corpus work
d3b068fc-ac50-5c17-9665-f2e9b1b6293c
DOI
10.12688/f1000research.11885.1
Open publication

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 12 closest
Select a neighboring publication to make it the new centre.