Individuals with this condition have numerous abnormally long, thin dendritic spines. Females heterozygous for this may exper
Individuals with this condition have numerous abnormally long, thin dendritic spines. Females heterozygous for this may experience early menopause, while a less severe version of this was discovered to cause problems with balance and memory. Males with this condition often have abnormally large testicles, as well as weak builds and elongated faces. It is caused by a mutation in the FMR1 gene, which results in the methlyation-induced silencing of its namesake protein, FMRP. FTP name this most common inherited cause of mental retardation, which occurs when a certain sex chromosome has too many CGG repeats and is prone to break.
Individuals with this condition have numerous abnormally long, thin dendritic spines.
Fragile X Syndrome