Toward Fulfilling the Promise of Molecular Medicine in Fragile X
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited form of mental retardation and a leading known cause of autism. It is caused by loss of expression of the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), an RNA-binding protein that negatively regulates protein synthesis. In neurons, multiple lines...
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Annual Reviews,
2012-02-22T21:08:50Z.
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