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 ...

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) sometimes occur together. While FXS is a known genetic cause of ASD, not everyone who receives an FXS diagnosis is autistic, and not all ...

They called him “the singing baby.” As a newborn, Maxwell Wheeler would lie in his crib, whistling shrilly as he breathed in and out. For Cari and Andrew Wheeler of Madera Ranchos, Calif., it was one ...

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 ...

The genetic disorder Fragile X syndrome occurs when individuals don't make the Fragile X protein known as FMRP. Essential for normal brain development, FMRP helps control when and where proteins are ...

Les Laboratoires Servier said that it agreed to acquire a potential treatment for Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), from its original developer ...

Mutations in FMR1, the gene encoding fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1 (FMRP), located at Xq27.3 and discovered in 1991, are the leading single-gene causes of autism and intellectual disability.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- When she held her baby close, Jessica Eliason had a feeling that something wasn't quite right with Larry. "I was always kind of concerned about him. He didn't have that connection ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Families and advocates gathered at the South Carolina State House Friday to bring awareness to Fragile X Syndrome. Fragile X Syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the ...

In a study published in the journal Neurology in 2001, a UC Davis MIND Institute team led by Randi Hagerman, Endowed Chair in Fragile X Research, described a new condition, fragile X-associated tremor ...

For 22 years, Jason Mazzola’s life was defined by Fragile X, a genetic condition that often causes autism and intellectual disability. Jason, who is 24 now, needed constant supervision. He had ...

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 ...