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Fragile X Syndrome: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments and Complications

Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), also called FX syndrome or Martin-Bell syndrome, is a genetic disorder that affects a child's development, behaviour, appearance, and health. It is the most common inherited ...
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Study implicates glial cells in fragile X syndrome

Research on fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, has focused mostly on how the genetic defect alters the functioning of neurons in the brain. A new study focusing ...
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New insights into the developmental trajectory of social behaviors in fragile X syndrome

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Hirosaki University have uncovered critical new insights into the ...
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The importance of Fragile X Day

Many landmarks across the U.S. will be lit up in teal Tuesday for World Fragile X Day, an effort to highlight families impacted by fragile x syndrome and the push to find treatments and a cure for the ...
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Fragile X syndrome may be unfolding in brain cells even before birth

Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, may be unfolding in brain cells even before birth, despite typically going undiagnosed until age 3 or later. A new study ...
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Zatolmilast, an Investigational Treatment for Fragile X Syndrome, Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from the U.S. FDA

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Chief Executive Officer: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereafter "Shionogi") announced the U ...