Premutation Carriers Archives — National Fragile X Foundation

Empowering Families Impacted by Fragile X Syndrome

Carrier Related Issues: Learning How to Self-Regulate to Support Your Child This conference is designed specifically for Fragile X carriers and their partners to learn how Fragile X may impact individuals and their families. The information [...]

By amehta| 2019-10-01T15:24:57+00:00 Nov 9, 2019|Comments Off

NFXF Kansas Chapter Learning Series

Premutation Carriers: FXAND, FXPOI, FXTAS and Everything In Between! The National Fragile X Foundation Kansas Chapter is hosting its 7th New Directions in Fragile X Conference that is going to be all about FX carriers! [...]

By amehta| 2019-10-16T11:21:24+00:00 Nov 2, 2019|Comments Off

2019 Fragile X Family Research Conference

UPDATE - LIVESTREAM The plan is to offer a livestream of the event. If all goes well, you can view the event online with the below links. 9:00AM-12:00 PM streaming link https://cchmcstream.cchmc.org/MediasiteEX/Play/56e60d779d7e4723b8975daa0c4067151d 1:00 PM-4:00 PM [...]

By NFXF| 2019-07-19T16:13:08+00:00 Jul 20, 2019|Comments Off

Emory Study: Men With the FXTAS Premutation

The Modifiers of Fragile X-Associated Disorders (FX-MOD) study is trying to answer the question, why do some people develop tremor and balance issues and others do not?

By David Salomon| 2019-10-14T14:36:05+00:00 Mar 20, 2018|Opportunities for families|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