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Everything you need to know about Fragile X syndrome
What causes it? “Fragile X syndrome is caused by a change in the FMR1 gene, and the FMR1 gene is located on the X chromosome, ...
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Two major breakthroughs in Fragile X Syndrome treatments
These issues arise from the silencing of the Fmr1 gene, leading to impaired BK channel function, which is essential for neuron communication. Spinogenix’s SPG601 is a novel small molecule BK ...
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Harmony buys cannabidiol firm Zynerba in $200m deal
Neuroscience specialist Harmony Biosciences has agreed to acquire Zynerba, adding its cannabidiol (CBD) gel product Zygel for Fragile X syndrome and other rare neuropsychiatric disorders to its ...
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Epigenetic Influences and Disease
In addition, epigenetics is important for X-chromosome inactivation in female mammals, which is necessary so that females do not have twice the number of X-chromosome gene products as males (Egger ...