Advances in clinical and molecular understanding of the FMR1 premutation and fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome

R Hagerman, P Hagerman - The Lancet Neurology, 2013 - thelancet.com
Fragile X syndrome, the most common heritable form of cognitive impairment, is caused by
epigenetic silencing of the fragile X (FMR1) gene owing to large expansions (> 200 repeats) …

[HTML][HTML] Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS): pathophysiology and clinical implications

AM Cabal-Herrera, N Tassanakijpanich… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a neurodegenerative disorder
seen in older premutation (55–200 CGG repeats) carriers of FMR1. The premutation has …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced C9orf72 protein levels in frontal cortex of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal degeneration brain with the C9ORF72 hexanucleotide …

AJ Waite, D Bäumer, S East, J Neal, HR Morris… - Neurobiology of …, 2014 - Elsevier
An intronic G 4 C 2 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is a major cause of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Several mechanisms …

Hypermethylation of the CpG island near the G4C2 repeat in ALS with a C9orf72 expansion

Z **, L Zinman, D Moreno, J Schymick, Y Liang… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - cell.com
The G 4 C 2 repeat expansion in C9orf72 is the most common known cause of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). We tested the …

Co‐occurring conditions associated with FMR1 gene variations: Findings from a national parent survey

DB Bailey Jr, M Raspa, M Olmsted… - American journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Parents enrolling in a national survey of families of children with fragile X (FX) reported
whether each of their children had been diagnosed or treated for developmental delay or …

Sam68 sequestration and partial loss of function are associated with splicing alterations in FXTAS patients

C Sellier, F Rau, Y Liu, F Tassone, RK Hukema… - The EMBO …, 2010 - embopress.org
Fragile X‐associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) is a neurodegenerative disorder
caused by expansion of 55–200 CGG repeats in the 5′‐UTR of the FMR1 gene. FXTAS is …

[HTML][HTML] Sequestration of DROSHA and DGCR8 by expanded CGG RNA repeats alters microRNA processing in fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome

C Sellier, F Freyermuth, R Tabet, T Tran, F He… - Cell reports, 2013 - cell.com
Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is an inherited neurodegenerative
disorder caused by the expansion of 55–200 CGG repeats in the 5′ UTR of FMR1. These …

Fragile X and autism: Intertwined at the molecular level leading to targeted treatments

R Hagerman, G Hoem, P Hagerman - Molecular autism, 2010 - Springer
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by an expanded CGG repeat (> 200 repeats) in the
5'untranslated portion of the fragile mental retardation 1 gene (FMR1), leading to deficiency …

C9orf72 loss-of-function: a trivial, stand-alone or additive mechanism in C9 ALS/FTD?

E Braems, B Swinnen, L Van Den Bosch - Acta neuropathologica, 2020 - Springer
A repeat expansion in C9orf72 is responsible for the characteristic neurodegeneration in
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in a still unresolved …

Glial dysregulation in the human brain in fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome

CM Dias, B Issac, L Sun, A Lukowicz… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Short trinucleotide expansions at the FMR1 locus are associated with the late-onset
condition fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), which shows very different …