Fragile X Syndrome Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Fragile X Syndrome, including details on symptoms, treatment, heritability, diagnosis.

Volume 4 (2008), Issue 3 (March)

1. Child and genetic variables associated with maternal adaptation to fragile X syndrome: a multidimensional analysis.
   Am J Med Genet A, 146(6): 720-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Prevalence and instability of fragile x alleles: implications for offering fragile x prenatal diagnosis.
   Obstet Gynecol, 111(3): 596-601. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Ethical, legal, and social concerns about expanded newborn screening: fragile X syndrome as a prototype for emerging issues.
   Pediatrics, 121(3): e693-704. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Normal Neurogenesis but Abnormal Gene Expression in Human Fragile X Cortical Progenitor Cells.
   Stem Cells Dev, 17(1): 107-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Role for metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) in the pathogenesis of fragile X syndrome.
   J Physiol, 586(6): 1503-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Identification of small molecules rescuing fragile X syndrome phenotypes in Drosophila.
   Nat Chem Biol, 4(4): 256-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Aberrant early-phase ERK inactivation impedes neuronal function in fragile X syndrome.
   Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 105(11): 4429-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Mutational analysis establishes a critical role for the N terminus of fragile X mental retardation protein FMRP.
   J Neurosci, 28(12): 3221-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency: evidence for additional genetic contributions to severity.
   Genet Epidemiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Drosophila fragile X mental retardation protein developmentally regulates activity-dependent axon pruning.
    Development, 135(8): 1547-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Characterization of Potential Outcome Measures for Future Clinical Trials in Fragile X Syndrome.
    J Autism Dev Disord. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. SIRT1 inhibition alleviates gene silencing in Fragile X mental retardation syndrome.
    PLoS Genet, 4(3): e1000017. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Two Boys With Fragile X Syndrome and Hepatic Tumors.
    J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 30(3): 239-241. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Screening for FXTAS in 95 Spanish Patients Negative for Huntington Disease.
    Genet Test, 12(1): 135-138. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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