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fra(X) syndrome; FRAXA; FRAXA Syndrome; FXS; Marker X syndrome; Martin-Bell Syndrome; X-linked mental retardation and ma... | |
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Mental retardation (also called mental handicap and the UK Mental Health Act (1983) defines mental impairment and severe mental impairment) is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills ("milestones") during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as an adult. One common criterion for diagnosis of mental retardation is a tested intelligence quotient (IQ) below 70. 
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Fragile X syndrome (also called Fragile X) is the most common inherited form of mental retardation. It results from a change, or mutation, in a single gene, which can be passed from one generation to the next. Fragile X appears in families of every ethnic group and income level. Symptoms of Fragile X syndrome occur because the mutated gene cannot produce enough of a protein that is needed by the body’s cells, especially cells in the brain, to develop and function normally. The amount and usab...
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Developmental Disabilities & Disorders as related to Fragile X Syndrome
- Fragile X, NCBDDD, CDC
Information on single gene disorders and disability. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. ... Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease ...
- Developmental Disabilities
Developmental disabilities are birth defects related ... convulsions, and movement disorders. Some of the common nervous system disabilities ... People with Fragile X syndrome can get help ...
- Developmental Disorders: Ummeed.org
Developmental Disorders. A Developmental Disability ... Developmental Disabilities include disabilities such as Mental Retardation, Down Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Prada-Willi ...
- Glossary - Autism, DD, NCBDDD, CDC
... palsy refers to a group of disorders that affect ... Developmental Disabilities: Developmental disabilities are a ... fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of ...
- Developmental disability - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... genetic and chromosomal disorders such as Down syndrome and Fragile X syndrome , and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder are described as having developmental disabilities.
- Fragile X Syndrome: Ummeed.org
Symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome ... Developmental Disabilities : Mental Retardation # Down Syndrome # Fragile X ... Communication Disorders ...
- Developmental FX: The Developmental & Fragile X Resource Centre
... provision of clinical services to families with fragile X syndrome or other neurodevelopmental disorders. ... intervention with families who are affected by developmental disabilities.
- NIMH · Science News from 2007 · Study Aims to Develop First ...
... other developmental disorders that share some of the same brain mechanisms which lead to fragile-X syndrome ... of fragile X syndrome in mice. 1 Autism and Developmental Disabilities ...
- Tendinitis
Developmental disabilities are birth defects related ... convulsions, and movement disorders. Some of the common nervous system disabilities ... copy of Chromosome 21. Fragile X syndrome ...
- MedlinePlus: Developmental Disabilities
... for research on Developmental Disabilities is ... Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome . They also cause learning and behavioral disorders, such as autism; Sensory-related disabilities ...
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