dc.contributor.author | Macpherson, JN | |
dc.contributor.author | Murray, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-30T15:48:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-11-30 | |
dc.description.abstract | The identification of a trinucleotide (CGG) expansion as the chief mechanism of mutation in Fragile X syndrome in 1991 heralded a new chapter in molecular diagnostic genetics and generated a new perspective on mutational mechanisms in human genetic disease, which rapidly became a central paradigm (“dynamic mutation”) as more and more of the common hereditary neurodevelopmental disorders were ascribed to this novel class of mutation. The progressive expansion of a CGG repeat in the FMR1 gene from “premutation” to “full mutation” provided an explanation for the “Sherman paradox,” just as similar expansion mechanisms in other genes explained the phenomenon of “anticipation” in their pathogenesis. Later, FMR1 premutations were unexpectedly found associated with two other distinct phenotypes: primary ovarian insufficiency and tremor-ataxia syndrome. This review will provide a historical perspective on procedures for testing and reporting of Fragile X syndrome and associated disorders, and the population genetics of FMR1 expansions, including estimates of prevalence and the influence of AGG interspersions on the rate and probability of expansion. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 7(12), article 110 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/genes7120110 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/24660 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access
article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution
(CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.subject | Fragile X | en_GB |
dc.subject | prevalence | en_GB |
dc.subject | dynamic mutation | en_GB |
dc.title | Development of genetic testing for Fragile X syndrome and associated disorders, and estimates of the prevalence of FMR1 expansion mutations | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-11-30T15:48:35Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2073-4425 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from MDPI via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Genes | en_GB |
refterms.dateFOA | 2023-02-27T19:01:30Z | |