Like many people with Fragile X, his IQ was in the 40s ... At his home in a Boston suburb, the young man who was once paralyzed by simple questions agrees to an interview. When I ask Jason ...

About a third of women with fragile X can live independently, and almost half are able to have a full-time job. But only about 10% of men with fragile X can live on their own, and only about 20% ...

Diagnosis: Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS ... difficulties experienced by the patient. A 76-year-old man presented to a movement disorders clinic with a history of gait ...

as statistically only an estimated 10% of men with Fragile X and 40% of women are able to live independently. “Like all parents, our goal has always been for them to be happy and live ...

Katie Clapp, president, co-founder, and Fragile X parent, told Metro.co.uk: ‘As the mother of Andy, a young man with Fragile X syndrome, I have never been more excited about the prospects of cha ...

Fragile X Society, the charity leading this call to action, is concerned about the lack of awareness around Fragile X syndrome and about how common it is. “There is a surprising lack of ...

GP's across the country are being urged to test patients for Fragile X syndrome - the most common inherited cause of learning disability - with around one in 250 women carrying the abnormal gene.

It is characterized by intellectual disability—often moderate to severe in boys/men and mild in girls/women. About 1 in 4,000 baby boys and 1 in 10,000 baby girls are born with fragile X syndrome.

A new study suggests a potential molecular strategy for treating fragile X syndrome, an inherited neurodevelopmental disorder that causes autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability.