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Fragile X syndrome
Background
Fragile X syndrome is the most common identifiable cause of inherited intellectual disability. It arises from changes on the X chromosome in a specific gene that makes a protein necessary for brain development. Boys are usually more severely affected than girls as they have only one X chromosome. Girls have a second X chromosome, which can compensate for problems with the faulty one.
