DNA Methylation, Mechanisms of <i>FMR1</i> Inactivation and Therapeutic Perspectives for Fragile X Syndrome
Among the inherited causes of intellectual disability and autism, Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most frequent form, for which there is currently no cure. In most FXS patients, the <i>FMR1</i> gene is epigenetically inactivated following the expansion over 200 triplets of a CGG repeat (...
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/2/296 |