Prevalence of fragile X syndrome
- 12 July 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 64 (1), 196-197
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19960712)64:1<196::aid-ajmg35>3.0.co;2-g
Abstract
The much-quoted prevalence figure of 1:1,000 males for fragile X syndrome is an overestimate in a mixed ethnic population. A reexamination of the individuals from whom those data were derived using molecular diagnostic techniques demonstrates a more realistic figure of 1:4,000 males.Keywords
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