A candidate gene for mild mental handicap at the FRAXE fragile site.
The cytogenetic expression of the folate sensitive fragile site, FRAXE, is due to the expansion of a GCC repeat in proximal Xq28 of the human X chromosome and is associated with a mild form of mental handicap. Normal individuals have 6-35 copies of the repeat whereas cytogenetically positive, develo...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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