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The fragile-X syndrome: a growing gene causing familial intellectual disability
L B De Vries1, D J Halley, B A Oostra
1Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research : JIDR
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
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.