syndrome(X染色体脆性综合征).pptVIP

Diseases That Result from Expansion of Trinucleotide Repeats TypeⅡ trinucleotide repeat diseases xuyan TypeⅡ diseases differ from the TypeⅠdisease The best studied TypeⅡdiseases is fragile X syndrome(X染色体脆性综合征) ,so named because the mutant X chromosome is especially susceptible(易受影响的） to damage. The fragile X syndrome is the most common form of inherited mental retardation(智力迟钝) and accounts for approximately 40% of cases with X-linked mental retardation.? Other characteristics of the fragile X syndrome include a wide range of cognitive(认知的), behavioral(行动的), an