Molecular heterogeneity of the fragile X syndrome
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Molecular mechanisms of fragile X syndrome.
Fragile X syndrome is the most common form of inherited mental retardation Mutations which abolish expression of an X-linked gene, FMR1, result in pathogenesis of the disease. FMR1 encodes a cytoplasmic RNA-binding protein which interacts with two autosomal homologs, FXR1 and FXR2. These proteins are highly expressed in neurons. In addition, the FMR1/FXR proteins are associated with ribosomes. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nucleic Acids Research
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0305-1048,1362-4962
DOI: 10.1093/nar/19.16.4355