Fragile X syndrome is one of the most common causes of inherited mental retardation. Individuals with fragile X syndrome can exhibit moderate to severe mental retardation. Additional characteristics may include autistic-like behavior, hyperactivity,...

Fragile X syndrome is the most common form of inherited mental retardation. Individuals with this condition have developmental delay, variable levels of mental retardation, and behavioral and emotional difficulties. They may also have characteristic...

Fragile X Syndrome A genetic disorder that causes mental retardation. Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs in all ethnic groups, and one out of 700 pregnant women carries the fragile X defect. In 1992, a new test was announced for...

A chromosome abnormality in which the X chromosome is, literally, fragile, and can break into two separate parts (see CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES; CHROMO SOMES). After DOWN SYNDROME, it is the most frequent chromosome abnormality. It is caused by a single...

Fragile X syndrome is a syndrome of X-linked mental retardation. Boys with the syndrome may have large testicles (macroorchidism), prognathism, hypotonia and autism, and a characteristic but variable face with large ears, long face, high-arched palate,...

Fragile X is a hereditary sex chromosome abnormality that unaccountably affects female as well as male children. Diagnostic measures are being developed which can test fetuses in utero for both stages of fragile-X mutation. X CHROMOSOMES are a girl's best friend. The advantage...

Health Technology Assessment is an important part of the NHS R&D programme. It aims to ensure that high quality information on the costs, effectiveness and broad impact of health technologies is collected and disseminated to those who work in, and manage the NHS....

A prosecutor investigating pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son and committed suicide, is questioning World Wrestling Entertainment's early assertion that the boy had a form of mental retardation called Fragile X syndrome.A spokesperson for WWE _ which shortly after the killings...

A detailed analytical look at Fragile X syndrome, a dominant X-linked disease and its effects and potential for cure.  Discussion of the cause of inherited neurological disorders causing mental retardation is also evaluated.

The essay is about the fragile X syndrome.