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Promising Horizons for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fragile X Syndrome
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Dear Colleagues,
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the leading single-gene cause of intellectual disability (ID) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), afflicts about 1 in 7000 males and 1 in 11,000 females. FXS results from deficiencies in the Fragile X Messenger Ribonuclear Protein (FMRP), leading to the accumulation of more than 200 cytosine-guanine-guanine (CGG) repeats. This Special Issue will focus on novel discoveries in basic scientific models of FXS and their applications to innovative clinical translational investigations to optimize the diagnosis and treatment of FXS in humans. Research reports about promising advances from basic scientists, clinical translational investigators, and clinicians are sought.
Dr. James Brasic
Dr. Dejan Budimirovic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fragile X syndrome
- intellectual disability
- autism spectrum disorder
- clinical trials
- placebo effect
- quantitative measures
- clinical translational investigations
- basic sciences
- fragile X messenger ribonuclear protein (FMRP)
- genetics
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