Molecular screening for fragile X syndrome in Thailand

• Main Authors: Pornprot Limprasert, Nichara Ruangdaraganon, Thanyachai Sura, Punnee Vasiknanonte, Uraiwan Jinorose
• Other Authors: Prince of Songkla University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/25546
• Institution: Mahidol University

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited mental retardation. We screened for FXS in 237 Thai males (age ≤ 15 years) with developmental delay of unknown cause. We found 16 (6.8%) to have FXS using standard molecular analysis. We then studied the extended families of these 16 FXS...