WHAT IS FRAGILE X SYNDROME?


Fragile X syndrome is the must common inherited from of mental retardation
It results from a chamge or mutation in a single gene
Symptoms of Fragile X syndrome occur because the mutated gene cannot produce enough of a protein that is needed by the body cell especially in the brain, to developed and normally.
This syndrome is the second most common identifiable cause of genetic mental retardation after Down syndrome

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