Description:
FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION SYNDROME
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Repository
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NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository
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| Subcollection |
Heritable Diseases
Chromosome Abnormalities |
| Class |
Disorders with Trinucleotide Expansions |
| Class |
X Chromosome Markers |
| Quantity |
25 µg |
| Quantitation Method |
Please see our FAQ |
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Biopsy Source
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Peripheral vein
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Cell Type
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B-Lymphocyte
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Tissue Type
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Blood
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Transformant
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Epstein-Barr Virus
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Sample Source
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DNA from LCL
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Race
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Black/African American
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Family Member
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7
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Relation to Proband
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maternal aunt
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Confirmation
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Molecular characterization after cell line submission to CCR
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Species
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Homo sapiens
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Common Name
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Human
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Remarks
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| IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES OF ORIGIN |
Species of Origin Confirmed by Nucleoside Phosphorylase, Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, and Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzyme Electrophoresis |
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| Remarks |
Normal IQ; 4 sisters are carriers; nonexpressing obligate carrier; 1 affected daughter; 4 affected nephews; negative for fra(X) in PBL; carrier female by Southern analysis |
| Sherman SL, Jacobs PA, Morton NE, Froster-Iskenius U, Howard-Peebles PN, Nielsen KB, Partington MW, Sutherland GR, Turner G, Watson M, Further segregation analysis of the fragile X syndrome with special reference to transmitting males. Hum Genet69:289-99 1985 |
| PubMed ID: 3838733 |
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