Fragile X syndrome pathophysiology

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Pathophysiology

Fragile x syndrome has an x-linked dominant inheritance. It is caused by an expansion of CGG trinucleotide repeat within FMR1 gene on X chromosome. Due to high number of CGG repeats (>200), this leads to methylation of part of gene on X chromosome that codes for Fragile X Mental retardation protein (FMRP), which is required for proper development of connections between neurons.

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fragile X syndrome - Genetics Home Reference [Internet]. 2016 [cited 2021 Jul 15]. Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20161009162713/https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fragile-x-syndrome