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Fragile X syndrome often results from improperly processed genetic material – correctly cutting RNA offers a potential treatment

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many people with fragile X, the mutated gene that causes symptoms is active rather than silenced. Thom Leach/Science Photo ...
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Zatolmilast, an Investigational Treatment for Fragile X Syndrome, Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from the U.S. FDA

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; Chief Executive Officer: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereafter "Shionogi") announced the U ...
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Fragile X Syndrome: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments and Complications

Fragile X Syndrome: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments and Complications: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), also known as FX syndrome or fragile syndrome, is the most common inherited ...
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Antisense therapy restores fragile X protein production in human cells

An antisense therapy restores production of the protein FMRP in cell samples taken from patients with fragile X syndrome. This breakthrough was possible because of the novel findings, also presented ...
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Fragile X syndrome may be unfolding in brain cells even before birth

Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, may be unfolding in brain cells even before birth, despite typically going undiagnosed until age 3 or later. A new study ...
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New therapy to mitigate fragile X syndrome may be on the horizon

An antisense therapy developed by Joel D. Richter, PhD, Sneha Shah, PhD, and Jonathan K. Watts, PhD, at UMass Chan Medical School and Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, MD, PhD, at RUSH University Medical Center ...
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Study implicates glial cells in fragile X syndrome

Research on fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, has focused mostly on how the genetic defect alters the functioning of neurons in the brain. A new study focusing ...
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A Treatment Approach for Fragile X Syndrome

Fragile X syndrome is genetic disorder caused by mutations in a gene called FMR1 that is located on the X chromosome. The sequence that precedes the gene, called the promoter, is typically full of ...
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Fragile, Not Broken: Local families raise awareness for Fragile X syndrome

Nearly a year and a half ago, I penned my final “From the Editor” column for Lowcountry Parent, sharing publicly for the first time about my son Archer’s diagnosis of Fragile X syndrome at 3 years old ...
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Support Fragile X Syndrome at the Fundraising Car Cruise In

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – There’s a chance to support the National Fragile X Foundation soon. The Xtreme Wheels for Fragile X Syndrome: Fundraising Car Cruise-In is heading to Fort Wayne for the first ...
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Fragile X syndrome often results from improperly processed genetic material – correctly cutting RNA offers a potential treatment

Joel Richter receives funding from NIH and FRAXA. Sneha Shah receives funding from the FRAXA Research Foundation. Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in a gene that lies at ...