Researchers Test First Universal Newborn Screening for Fragile X Syndrome
September 11, 2008
September 11, 2008
CHICAGO, Sept. 11 -- Rush University issued the following news release:
Rush University Medical Center will be launching the first systematic newborn screening program for the genetic mutation that results in fragile X syndrome - the single most common known genetic cause of autism and mental retardation.
For the first time, a blood test has been developed that can identify the fragile X mutation using small drops of blood collected from infants after birth. The t . . .
Rush University Medical Center will be launching the first systematic newborn screening program for the genetic mutation that results in fragile X syndrome - the single most common known genetic cause of autism and mental retardation.
For the first time, a blood test has been developed that can identify the fragile X mutation using small drops of blood collected from infants after birth. The t . . .