Transgenic fragile X knockout mice have been constructed to provide an animal model to study the physiologic function of the fragile X gene (FMR1) and to gain more insight into the clinical phenotype caused by the absence of the fragile X protein. Initial experiments suggested that the knockout mice
Treatments for fragile X syndrome: A closer look at the data
โ Scribed by Scott S. Hall
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1940-5510
- DOI
- 10.1002/ddrr.78
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