Fragile X Syndrome: Prevalence, Treatment, and Prevention in China

• Main Authors: Niu, Manman, Han, Ying, Dy, Angel Belle C, Du, Junbao, Jin, Hongfang, Qin, Jiong, Zhang, Jing, Li, Qinrui, Hagerman, Randi J
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: Medicine and Health Sciences; Neurology; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/25; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2017.00254/full
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and the leading monogenic cause of autism spectrum disorder. Although FXS has been studied for several decades, there is relatively little basic science or clinical research being performed on FXS in China. Indeed...