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Allele distribution at the FMR1 locus in the general Chinese population.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10422806     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fragile X syndrome is an important disease of hereditary mental retardation. Its prevalence in the Chinese population is not clear. We amplified FMR1 CGG repeats from male newborns' blood spots. Approximately 45% of the males had 28 CGG repeats and another 19% had 29 repeats. Besides this major peak, there was a second peak at 34 and 35 repeats. From the 1000 males studied, 3 were found to have repeat numbers in the high borderline range (each with 50, 52 and 53 repeats). This result provides a low but significant risk of fragile X syndrome in the Chinese population.
Authors:
S C Chiang; Y M Lee; T R Wang; W L Hwu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical genetics     Volume:  55     ISSN:  0009-9163     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Genet.     Publication Date:  1999 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-08-24     Completed Date:  1999-08-24     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0253664     Medline TA:  Clin Genet     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  352-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alleles*
China / ethnology
Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein
Fragile X Syndrome / ethnology,  genetics*
Gene Frequency*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA-Binding Proteins*
Taiwan
Trinucleotide Repeats
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/FMR1 protein, human; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/RNA-Binding Proteins; 139135-51-6/Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein

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