Fragile X syndrome is the most common form of inherited
mental retardation in males and a significant cause in females. The inheritance is different from common dominant or recessive inheritance patterns.
Full article >>>Fragile X syndromeDr Trisha Macnair
Fragile X syndrome (or Martin-Bell
syndrome) is the most common inherited cause of learning
disability.
Full article >>>Fragile X Syndrome is the most common inherited mental handicap and is linked to a problem with the X
chromosome. This article looks at some of the learning difficulties affected children may face, and the type of help that is required.
Full article >>>Fragile X syndromeA
genetic condition related to the X
chromosome that affects mental, physical and sensory development.
Full article >>>Down syndrome,
fragile X syndrome);
prenatal problems (e.g.,
fetal alcohol syndrome,
rubella,
malnutrition); problems apparent at
birth (e.g., low
birth weight and
prematurity); and problems that occur after
birth (e.g.
Full article >>>Almost as common, particularly among males, is
fragile X syndrome, in which a segment of the X
chromosome (one of the
chromosomes that determines gender) is abnormal.
Full article >>>defects in the
chromosome or chromosomal inheritance (for example,
fragile X syndrome,
Angelman syndrome,
Prader-Willi syndrome) ...
Full article >>>FMR1: The
gene responsible for the production of a
protein called FMRP. Lack of FMRP results in the
fragile X syndrome. (FMRP is an acronym composed of the
first letters of Familial
Mental Retardation Protein).
Full article >>>Examples of overgrowth
syndromes include
neurofibromatosis, Sotos
syndrome,
Beckwith-Wiedemann
syndrome, Simpson-Golabi-Behmel
syndrome, Weaver
syndrome,
Proteus syndrome,
Sturge-Weber syndrome, and
fragile X syndrome.
Full article >>>Members of your family have had other inherited problems, such as
hemophilia,
cystic fibrosis, or
fragile X syndrome.
Someone in your family has had
sickle cell anemia. This problem causes abnormal red
blood cells.
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