The common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is a well studied and highly tractable genetic
model organism for understanding molecular mechanisms of human diseases. Many basic …

The discovery of the genetic causes of syndromic autism spectrum disorders and intellectual
disabilities has greatly informed our understanding of the molecular pathways critical for …

This report calls on the nation—its leaders, its mental health research and service provision
agencies, its schools, its primary care medical systems, its community-based organizations …

Intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and epilepsy are prime examples of
neurodevelopmental disorders that collectively affect a significant percentage of the world …

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a common form of inherited intellectual disability and is one of
the leading known causes of autism. The mutation responsible for FXS is a large expansion …

Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited form of cognitive deficiency in humans
and perhaps the best-understood single cause of autism. A trinucleotide repeat expansion …

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the leading inherited form of intellectual disability and autism
spectrum disorder, and patients can present with severe behavioural alterations, including …

Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most-frequently inherited form of intellectual disability and the
most-prevalent single-gene cause of autism, results from a lack of fragile X mental …

Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and
Possibilities | The National Academies Press Skip to main content Navigate to Help Ordering …

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) results from a CGG-repeat expansion that triggers
hypermethylation and silencing of the FMR1 gene. FXS is referred to as the most common …