Fragile X premutation carrier screening in Pakistani preconception women in primary care consultation
Abstract Purpose Women of reproductive age who carry fragile X premutation (PM) alleles have 56 to 200 CGG repeats in the 5′-untranslated region of FMR1 gene are at increased risk for producing children with intellectual disabilities (ID) or autism spectrum disorders (ASD) due to expansion of PM all...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-03-01
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Series: | BMC Women's Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01632-1 |