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.
Scientists have created a new therapeutic approach for testing fragile X syndrome, which is the most common genetic cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This method aims to alter a type of neural ...