Fragile X

Definition Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is now the most common known inherited cause of developmental disabilities, but was not discovered until the late 1970s. By 1980 it was found that people showing certain mental and physical characteristics had a chromosomal abnormality caused by a partial break on an X chromosome, called a "fragile site". In 1991 the Fragile X gene was identified within this site. FXS is named after a site on the long arm of the …

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