The Fragile X Syndrome

by Davies, Kay E.

• ISBN13: 9780192618368
• ISBN10: 0192618369
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-08-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This new book is an up-to-date review of the clinical, epidemiological, and cytogenetic aspects of the fragile X (Martin-Bell) syndrome--the most common genetic cause of mental retardation after Down syndrome. The book includes the latest research findings concerning diagnosis on the basis of the appearance of a fragile site in cultured lymphocytes. It assumes little prior knowledge of the subject, and provides a clearly written, easy-to-understand discussion previously unavailable in a single reference source. The book will be of special interest to molecular biologists, cytogeneticists, medical geneticists, and clinicians and other professionals working with the mentally handicapped.

Table of Contents

X-Linked Mental Retardation and the Fragile X Syndrome: A Clinical Approach

The Epidemiology of the Fragile X Syndrome

Behaviour and Treatment of the Fragile X Syndrome

DNA Studies of the Fragile X Mutation

Cytogenetics of the Fragile Cite at6 Xq27

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