Modeling Fragile X Syndrome

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Denman, Robert B. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, 54
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Human genetics.; Gene therapy.; Molecular biology.; Cell biology.; Stem cells.; Neurobiology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Human Genetics.; Molecular Medicine.; Stem Cells.; Gene Therapy.

The present book is an in-depth synopsis of recent advances in the fragile X field. The fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited mental retardation, and the molecular-genetic basis of this syndrome has been the subject of extensive experimental scrutiny over the last two decades...