News tagged with gene fmr1
Predicting IVF success with genetic testing
A researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has helped to develop the first genetic blood test for predicting the chances that in vitro fertilization (IVF) will lead to a successful pregnancy. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Researchers uncover Fragile X syndrome gene's role in shaping brain
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how the genetic mutation that causes Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited mental retardation, interferes with the "pruning" of nerve connections ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 07, 2010 |
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Clinical tests begin on medication to correct Fragile X defect
NIH-supported scientists at Seaside Therapeutics in Cambridge, Mass., are beginning a clinical trial of a potential medication designed to correct a central neurochemical defect underlying Fragile X syndrome, the most common ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Measuring intellectual disability
Researchers from the University of California, Davis have developed a specific and quantitative means of measuring levels of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) protein (FMRP), which is mutated in fragile X syndrome. ...
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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Promising new drug being evaluated as possible treatment option for fragile X syndrome
A pilot trial of an oral drug therapy called fenobam has shown promising initial results and could be a potential new treatment option for adult patients with Fragile X syndrome (FXS). Findings of the open label, single-dose ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 07, 2009 |
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