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The fragile‐X syndrome: a growing gene causing familial intellectual disability
Author(s) -
VRIES L. B. A.,
HAULEY D. J. J.,
OOSTRA B. A.,
NIERMEIJER M. F.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1994.tb00342.x
Subject(s) - intellectual disability , fragile x syndrome , fragile x , psychology , psychiatry , genetics , medicine , gene , biology
. The fragile‐X syndrome is the most common cause of familial intellectual disability. Recently, the gene related to the fragile‐X syndrome [the ‘fragile‐X mental retardation’‐1 (FMR‐1) gene] has been isolated. In this review, clinical and molecular aspects of the fragile‐X syndrome, current benefits and future prospects are discussed.