2006 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript
This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2006. The NHGRI Director and many genomics experts from across NHGRI took questions from students, teachers and the general public on topics ranging from basic genomic research, to the genetic basis of disease, to ethical questions about genetic privacy.
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Do you see many patients with Fragile X syndrome?
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Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.: We do not see many people with Fragile X syndrome at the National Institutes of Health but geneticists at many universities and hospitals see many cases of Fragile X syndrome. The frequency of Fragile X is about 25:100,000 males. |
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