Fragile X syndrome or Martin Bell syndrome is a genetic passed disease that affects the early devolvement of the brain that causes mental retardation and has many of the same physical appearances. Fragile X affects males more often than females. This inherited disease is extremely rare and affects 1 out of 5000 kids. This syndrome is caused by a mutation on the X chromosome more specifically the FMR-1 gene that generally affects the early devolvement of the brain. Many symptoms of this disease include delay in talking, extreme anxiety, and much hyperactive behavior. Fragile X can’t be cured but there are many treatments to help moderate the effects of this disease. There are also many type of therapy to help emotional problems and hyperactive
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Most males with fragile X have mental impairment. Fragile X goes from learning disabilities to full on mental retardation. Females who have Fragile X have some of the symptoms but not as severe as most of the males with this disease. Fragile X also shares behavior problems which include attention deflected and hyperactivity at a very young age. Aggression can also be present during adulthood. Short attention span, poor eye contact, delayed speech and learning disabilities, emotional instability. Every child with Fragile X syndrome have common physical appearances which include: large ears, speech impairment, anxiety, double jointed, enlarged head, enlarged testicles, flat feet, lazy eye, long thin face, prominent jaw, and scoliosis, single line on palm, sunken chest, or tremor. These are the most common characteristics and symptoms that can be told from fragile X syndrome. Other behavior characteristics include some from the disease from autism.
Fragile x syndrome is a gentic inherited disease, which affects all racial groups, and all ethnic groups. Fragile X affects approximately one out 4000 males and affects one out of 8000 females. There are about half percent of females that are infected than there are males, and females with Fragile X symptoms are not as severe as in males with Fragile X. About 50 percent experience with the full mutation are mentally retarded. Nearly all cases of fragile X syndrome are caused by an alteration (mutation) in the FMR1 gene where a DNA segment, known as the CGG triplet repeat, is
Most males with fragile X have mental impairment. Fragile X goes from learning disabilities to full on mental retardation. Females who have Fragile X have some of the symptoms but not as severe as most of the males with this disease. Fragile X also shares behavior problems which include attention deflected and hyperactivity at a very young age. Aggression can also be present during adulthood. Short attention span, poor eye contact, delayed speech and learning disabilities, emotional instability. Every child with Fragile X syndrome have common physical appearances which include: large ears, speech impairment, anxiety, double jointed, enlarged head, enlarged testicles, flat feet, lazy eye, long thin face, prominent jaw, and scoliosis, single line on palm, sunken chest, or tremor. These are the most common characteristics and symptoms that can be told from fragile X syndrome. Other behavior characteristics include some from the disease from autism.
Fragile x syndrome is a gentic inherited disease, which affects all racial groups, and all ethnic groups. Fragile X affects approximately one out 4000 males and affects one out of 8000 females. There are about half percent of females that are infected than there are males, and females with Fragile X symptoms are not as severe as in males with Fragile X. About 50 percent experience with the full mutation are mentally retarded. Nearly all cases of fragile X syndrome are caused by an alteration (mutation) in the FMR1 gene where a DNA segment, known as the CGG triplet repeat, is