Baylor College of Medicine

Stephen T Warren

C Thomas Caskey

David L Nelson

Ben A Oostra

Maura Pieretti

Ying-hui Fu

A sequence of the FMR-1 gene is disclosed. This sequence and related probes, cosmids and unique repeats are used to detect X-linked diseases and especially the fragile X syndrome. Also, methods using methylation-sensitive restriction endonuclease and PCR primer probes were used to detect X-linked disease.

Diagnosis of the fragile X syndrome

A sequence of the FMR-1 gene is disclosed. This sequence and related probes, cosmids and unique repeats are used to detect X-linked diseases and especially the fragile X syndrome.

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Clarkston, GA, United States of America

Stephen T Warren