{"id":170561,"date":"2022-03-17T13:38:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T08:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nayi-disha.org\/article\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T20:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:01:23","slug":"spotting-fragile-x-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newtest.nayi-disha.org\/article\/fragile-x-syndrome\/spotting-fragile-x-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotting Fragile X Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition. It is caused by changes in a gene that scientists called the FMR1 gene when it was discovered (Centers for disease control and prevention<\/a>). The above infographic on spotting Fragile X syndrome is curated from the Fragile X Society.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Alterations on the FMR1 gene causes Fragile X and as it passes through generations, it may also cause a woman to be a carrier of Fragile X syndrome. This can result in her having fertility problems or having children affected by fragile x syndrome.<\/p>\n

The infographic above shares the signs that can help in spotting Fragile X Syndrome in your children. Additionally below mentioned are a few ways to identify these signs:<\/p>\n