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__Fragile-X syndrome __ **Description:** People with this disorder usually have longer heads, big ears, flat footed, behavior issues, and the person’s speech development skills are crippled.

**Inheritance: **  This disorder is inherited by one X-linked gene. That’s why guys get fragile-X syndrome more than girls, guys only have one copy of X chromosomes and girls have two.

**Symptoms: ** · Mental disabilities · Attention deficit and hyperactivity · Anxiety unstable mood ·  Long heads and large foreheads · Big ears

**Diagnosis: **  Doctors diagnose this disorder by testing blood samples. Also in the blood testing they see how many repeats in the FMR1 gene. Doctors check for rapidly moving eyes.

**Treatment: ** Treatment for fragile-X is very slim. There is medication to maximum a child’s potential, special education will also help with educational skills. The bad thing is there is no cure for fragile-X syndrome.

**Research: ** Scientists are still seeking a cure.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Additional Facts: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Fragile-X is the main cause of autism. Symptoms start to show at and early age. <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Fragile-X can affect all ethnic groups and males are the ones who get affected not female.

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