Fragile X Syndrome WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Fragile X Syndrome and compiled helpful research notes below.
- The National Fragile X Foundation: Foundation dedicated to Fragile X fragilex.org - Foundation dedicated to Fragile X
- National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD): Fragile X Syndrome
nichd.nih.gov - Fragile X Syndrome
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Single Gene Disorder and Disability (SGDD): Fragile X Syndrome cdc.gov - Fragile X Syndrome
- March of Dimes: Fragile X Syndrome marchofdimes.com - Fragile X Syndrome
- eMedicine: Fragile X Syndrome emedicine.com - Fragile X Syndrome
- DrGreene: Fragile X Syndrome drgreene.com - Fragile X Syndrome
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Research Notes on Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of mental impairement. The syndrome occurs in approximately 1 in 3600 males and 1 in 4000 to 6000 females. The majority of males with fragile X syndrome will have a significant intellectual disability. The spectrum ranges from learning disabilities to severe mental retardation and autism. About a third of the females have a significant intellectual disability. Others may have more moderate or mild learning difficulties.
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What is Fragile X Syndrome?
- The National Fragile X Foundation: What is Fragile X?
- InteliHealth: What is it?
- Wikipedia: Fragile X Syndrome
- Genetics Home Reference: What is Fragile X Syndrome?
- National Human Genome Research Institute: What is Fragile X Syndrome?
What Are The Symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome?
- THe Fragile X Research Foundation: What are the Common Symptoms of Fragile X?
- InteliHealth: Symptoms
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland): Symptoms
- University of Michigan Health System: What are the Features of Fragile X Syndrome?
- Children's Hospital Boston: Characteristics of FXS
What Are The Causes and Complications of Fragile X Syndrome?
- The National Fragile X Foundation: What is the Cause of Fragile X Syndrome?
- The Fragile X Research Foundation: Cause
- University of Michigan Health System: What Causes Fragile X Syndrome
- A.D.A.M. (via New York Times Health): Causes
- Genetics Home Reference: What Genes are related to Fragile X Syndrome?
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Fragile X Syndrome?
- The Fragile X Research Foundation: Are there any Treatments?
- InteliHealth: Treatment
- A.D.A.M.(via University of Maryland): Treatment
- The National Fragile X Foundation: Treatment | Special Education | Speech and Language Therapy | Intervention for Sensory Integration Disorders | Therapy for Behavior Disorders
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Fragile X Syndrome
- WebMD Video: Fragile X Syndrome
- Autism Related Disorders: Fragile X Troubled One Family, Strengthened Another
- Paulas Place-Fragile X, Frascianos and More: Raising Awareness..Fragile X Syndrome Sunday at the Fascianos
- Life With My X-Men: Settling in with Fragile X Syndrome
Foundations and Support Groups on Fragile X Syndrome
- The National Fragile X Foundation: Fragile X Syndrome Support
- The Fragile X Research Foundation: Fragile X Syndrome Support
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Fragile X Syndrome
- DISBoards: Fragile X Syndrome...Anyone Familiar?
- SchwabLearning: Fragile X
- Yahoo Groups: Fragile X Syndrome
- DailyStrength: Fragile X Syndrome Support Group
- HealthBoards: Fragile X
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Fragile X Syndrome
- Journal of the American Medical Association: Fragile X Syndrome
- Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Fragile X Syndrome
- Google Scholar: Fragile X Syndrome
- PubMed Central: Fragile X Syndrome
Clinical Trials on Fragile X Syndrome
- CenterWatch: Fragile X Syndrome
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Fragile X Syndrome
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Fragile X, Martin-Bell Syndrome, Marker X Syndrome, FRAXA Syndrome
- Last update: Sep. 12, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
