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. 1996 Jul 12;64(1):196-7.
doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960712)64:1<196::AID-AJMG35>3.0.CO;2-G.

Prevalence of fragile X syndrome

G Turner  1 , T Webb, S Wake, H Robinson
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Prevalence of fragile X syndrome

G Turner et al. Am J Med Genet. .

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.

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