The neurobiology of the prader-willi phenotype of fragile x syndrome

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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism, caused by a CGG expansion to greater than 200 repeats in the promoter region of FMR1 on the bottom of the X chromosome. A subgroup of individuals with FXS experience hyperphagia, lack of satiation after meals and severe obesity, this subgroup is referred to have the Prader-Willi phenotype of FXS. Prader-Willi syndrome is one of the most common genetic severe obesity disorders known and it is caused by the lack of the paternal 15q11-13 region. Affected individuals suffer from hyperphagia, lack of satiation, intellectual disability, and behavioral problems. Children with fragile X syndrome Prader-Willi phenotye and those with Prader Willi syndrome have clinical and molecular similarities reviewed here which will impact new treatment options for both disorders.

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Muzar, Z., Lozano, R., Kolevzon, A., & Hagerman, R. J. (2016). The neurobiology of the prader-willi phenotype of fragile x syndrome. Intractable and Rare Diseases Research. International Advancement Center for Medicine and Health Research. https://doi.org/10.5582/irdr.2016.01082

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