Prevalence of fragile X syndrome
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Turner, G.; Webb, T.; Wake, S.; Robinson, H.
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The much-quoted prevalence figure of 1:1,000 males for fragile X syndrome is an overestimate in a mixed ethnic population. A reexamination of the individuals from whom those data were derived using molecular diagnostic techniques demonstrates a more realistic figure of 1:4,000 males.