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- Title
Genetic Counseling for Families of Patients With Fragile X Syndrome.
- Authors
Hagerman, Paul J.; Hagerman, Randi J.; Gane, Louise W.
- Abstract
Presents a letter in reply to reader response to the authors' article on genetic counseling and fragile X syndrome. Recommendation that siblings and family members be tested for FMR1 allele status when a child is diagnosed with the syndrome so interventions can be started; Risks associated with the FMR1 premutation; Benefit of genetic counseling before diagnosis of FXTAS and fragile X syndrome.
- Subjects
LETTERS to the editor; GENETIC counseling; FRAGILE X syndrome; GENETIC disorders
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2004, Vol 291, Issue 24, p2945
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.1001/jama.291.24.2945-a