PSY2071 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fmr1

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16 Jun 2018

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Lecture 6 continued

Gene behaviour associations in development

Part 4

Fragile X

-Over half of individuals with Fragile X meet criteria of Autism

-Males typically affected more than females (only carry one X chromosome)

Impact of changes to a single gene Fragile X

What causes Fragile X syndrome?

-Fragile X syndrome is caused by the expansion of lengthening of the FMR1 gene on the

X chromosome

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