FRAGIL X SYNDROME

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BODY,PARTS AFFECTED.

• Fragile x is a genetic disorder
• Your brain is affected
• Learning disabilities
• Some behavioral problems
• Also physical issues

SYMPTOM'S

• Mild learning disabilities
• Emotional and behavioral problems
• Anxiety
• Sensitivity sensory stimulation
• To noise and touch.

CAUSE OF IT

• It is a genetic disorder
• By one or more changed genes
• If a mom have 60 repeats in her fragile x
• Gene the. She is at risk of having a kid with
• Fragile x. Even if she doesn't have a fragile x but a permutation.

INHERITED

• It is sex-linked( getting it by your parents)
• It's located on your X chromosome because of a change or mutation on the gene.
• It's dominant cause one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the condition.
• X-linked dominant means that in females ( who have 2x- chromosomes) a mutation in one of
• The 2 copies of a gene in each cell will cause the fragile x syndrome.

HOW IS IT TREATED

• Treated through testing of the blood.
• If pregnant they do a test to see if the baby will be affected
• That test is called prenatal diagnosis.

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

• Boys get diagnosed for 35 to 37 months
• Girls get diagnosed for 42 months.
• They use a molecular genetic testing of FMRI gene
• Genetic counseling helps because they can help a parent
• Find out if their child has fragile x or any kind of disorder.

FREQUENCY IN PROPULATION

• Most common in females
• They can pass it on to their son or daughter
• Males can have it to but they will pass it to their daughters
• Males only 1 in 4,000 get fragile x
• Females only 1 in 8,000 get fragile x and it occurs in all racial and ethnic groups.