KH domains within the FMR1 sequence suggest that fragile X syndrome stems from a defect in RNA metabolism

The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees.

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Identification of a gene (FMR-1) containing a CGG repeat coincident with a breakpoint cluster region exhibiting length variation in fragile X syndrome

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Variation of the CGG repeat at the fragile X site results in genetic instability: Resolution of the Sherman paradox

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Absence of expression of the FMR-1 gene in fragile X syndrome

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Shuttling of pre-mRNA binding proteins between nucleus and cytoplasm

S Piñol-Roma, Gideon Dreyfuss · Nature · 1992 · 836 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +12