Premutation Carriers Archives — National Fragile X Foundation

2019 Fragile X Family Research Conference

20 travel scholarships, at $250 each, are now available! Listen to Dr. Erickson's announcement and email fragilex@cchmc.org for information. Come ready to learn more about research from FX experts and mingle with families just like [...]

By NFXF| 2019-07-10T11:31:53+00:00 Jul 20, 2019|Comments Off

Fragile X Premutation Issues Front and Center on the World Stage

Pictured Above: Fragile X professionals from around the world taking a mud bath, and making the sign of the X, prior to a swim in the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth at 1,388 [...]

By NFXF| 2017-10-24T10:50:47+00:00 Oct 5, 2017|Research|Comments Off

Survey: Communication with Children Unaffected by Fragile X

University of Maryland Hello, My name is Morgan Thomas and I am a second year graduate student in the University of Maryland School of Medicine Masters of Genetic Counseling Program. [...]

By NFXF| 2017-09-19T10:57:14+00:00 Sep 6, 2017|Opportunities for families|Comments Off

What Defines a Carrier?

Why is there so much variability among male and female Fragile X carriers? There are a number of factors involved. Because the Fragile X gene is X-linked, gender plays a big role in determining who might show symptoms. Male premutation carriers, because they have only one X chromosome, are much more commonly affected by FXTAS than are female carriers.

By NFXF| 2019-04-18T15:54:00+00:00 Jun 26, 2013|Genetics|Comments Off