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The Carriers: What the Fragile X Gene Reveals About Family, Heredity, and Scientific Discovery
A tiny mutation on the X chromosome can shape a familys history. Passed down from a carrier parent to a child, fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism. Beyond thatand a rarity among genetic disorderssome fragile X carriers not only transmit the mutation but also experience related conditions themselves. In such cases, carriers can have tremors, infertility, and psychiatric disorders that complicate raising children with fragile X syndromeand all too often, they suffer in silence. Read more