Prevalence of the fragile X syndrome in African-Americans

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 226-233

  Crawford, Dana C ^a   Meadows, Kellen L ^a   Newman, James L ^a   Taft, Lisa F ^a   Scott, Elizabeth ^a   Leslie, Mary ^a   Shubek, Lisa ^a   Holmgreen, Patricia ^b   Yeargin Allsopp, Marshalyn ^b   Boyle, Coleen ^b   Sherman, Stephanie L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; CGG; FMR1; Fragile X syndrome; FRAXA; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALLELES; CHILD; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PREVALENCE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18444361806     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10427     Document Type: Article

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