Research view
| Title: | Fragile X syndrome: a clinico-genetic study of mentally retarded patients in Kuwait. |
| Author: | Bastaki LA, Hegazy F, Al-Heneidi MM, Turki N, Azab AS, Naguib KK. |
| Abstract: |
In a prospective study in Kuwait, 182 mentally retarded male patients who
fulfilled 5 or more clinical criteria of fragile X syndrome were screened using
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. Twenty patients (11%) were highly
suspected of having fra
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| Journal: | East Mediterr Health J. 2004 Jan-Mar;10(1-2):116-24. |