Monday 19 January 2015

New Genetic Clues in Fragile X Syndrome

Researchers have found new genetic clues in fragile X syndrome, which is the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability and seizures. This new study suggests that fragile X results from an inherited genetic error in a gene called FMR1 and the error prevents the manufacture of a protein called FMRP, which causes overactive transmitters that send out too much information. Researchers at Washington University studied a case of fragile X syndrome and found ...

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