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.
Prevalence of the fragile X syndrome in African-Americans
β Scribed by Crawford, Dana C. ;Meadows, Kellen L. ;Newman, James L. ;Taft, Lisa F. ;Scott, Elizabeth ;Leslie, Mary ;Shubek, Lisa ;Holmgreen, Patricia ;Yeargin-Allsopp, Marshalyn ;Boyle, Coleen ;Sherman, Stephanie L.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 110
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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