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Sund, Reijo; Pukkala, E.; Patja, K. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Fragile X syndrome is a common inheritable cause of intellectual disability (ID) and is characterised by a large number of CGG repeats at the gene "FMR1" located on the X-chromosome. It has been reported that this genetic mechanism may protect against malignant transformations. Methods: We extracted from the Finnish registry…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Cancer, Foreign Countries