What is Fragile X Syndrome?

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Fragile X syndrome is also known as mental retardation. It is a main cause in autistic children and even autistic like behaviour. This is the most common inherited mental impairment.
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Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X syndrome is an inherited genetic disease that causes intellectual and developmental disabilities. Inherited means that the disease is passed down from parents to children through their genes. Fragile X syndrome is the most common heredit... More »
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Fragile X syndrome is also known as mental retardation. It is a main cause in autistic children and even autistic like behaviour. This is the most common inherited mental impairment
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Fragile X syndrome was discovered by a group of researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine in 1991. Fragile X syndrome is also known as Martin-Bell syndrome.
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Fragile X syndrome is an inherited disease that affects males more then females. Facial features tend to be enlarged and longer then normal.
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Fragile X syndrome is a condition caused by a chromosomal defect. A section of the gene is repeatedly copied multiple times in error. Also the gene is subject to mutations.
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