Molecular analysis of the fragile X syndrome.
Carriers of the fragile X mutation possess more than the normal number of copies of a trinucleotide repeat (CGG) within the coding region of a gene designated as FMR-1 in Xq27. The clinical phenotype is determined by the number of copies of the CGG repeat. DNA-based methods for the detection of the...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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