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Fragile X Overview

Overview, by MedBullets
Genetics Home Reference overview
Sub-Types
  • Fragile X Syndrome
  • Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS)
  • Fragile X-associated Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

Screening & Assessment

Testing

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

  • Hersh JH, Saul RA (2011). Health Supervision for Children with Fragile X Syndrome. Pediatrics, 127(5):994-1006.
  • Key Findings: A comparison of family, financial, and employment impacts of fragile X syndrome, autism, and intellectual disability
  • Key Findings: Prevalence of Fragile X Premutation Prevalence of CGG Expansions of the FMR1 Gene in a US Population-Based Sample
  • Wheeler A, Raspa M, Bann C, Bishop E, Hessl D, Sacco P & Bailey DB (2014). Anxiety, attention problems, hyperactivity, and the Aberrant Behavior Checklist in fragile X syndrome. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part A,164A(1): 141-55.
  • Tassone F (2013). Newborn Screening for Fragile X Syndrome. JAMA Neurology.
  • Kronk R, Bishop EE, Raspa M, Bickel JO, Mandel DA &Bailey DB (2010). Prevalence, Nature, and Correlates of Sleep Problems Among Children with Fragile X Syndrome Based on a Large Scale Parent Survey Sleep, 33(5):679-87.

Resources

CDC Fact Sheet
Back-to-School Toolkit from the National Fragile X Foundation
Families and Fragile X Syndrome
NIH Research Plan on Fragile X Syndrome and Associated Disorders
ORGANIZATIONS
  • National Fragile X Foundation
  • FRAXA Research Foundation
FXS and Autism: Similar But Different. Clinical Insights into the Similarities and Differences for Diagnosis and Treatment
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