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Rapid antibody test for fragile X syndrome
R Willemsen1, S Mohkamsing, B de Vries
1Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Lancet (London, England)
|May 6, 1995
Abstract:
Fragile X syndrome is the most common known cause of inherited mental retardation. Identification of patients and carriers of fragile X syndrome is usually done with a DNA test system but we have developed a rapid antibody to identify fragile X patients. This non-invasive test requires only 1 or 2 drops of blood and can be used for screening large groups of mentally retarded people and neonates for fragile X syndrome.