FXS FMR1
Disease ID
FXS, FXTAS, POF1
Gene ID
FMR1
Updated
Sep 24, 2025
v2.11.0
v2.11.0
Clinical Links
Bioinformatical Links
Disease
Name
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), and fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency FXPOI/POF1
Inheritance
X-linked dominant Description
Prevalence
14 100,000
Locus
Details
Alleles
Ref. Motif
CGG
Pathogenic (ref.)
CGG
Pathogenic (gene)
CGG
gnomAD
Pathogenic Genotype (%): % of individuals predicted to be affected based on their genotype
References
Direct supporting references for info on this page.
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Epidemiology of fragile X syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jessica,Hunter, Oliver,Rivero-Arias, Angel,Angelov, Edward,Kim, Iain,Fotheringham, Jose,Leal
American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2014-04-03
pmid:247006186
Profiling of Short-Tandem-Repeat Disease Alleles in 12,632 Human Whole Genomes.
Haibao,Tang, Ewen F,Kirkness, Christoph,Lippert, William H,Biggs, Martin,Fabani, Ernesto,Guzman, Smriti,Ramakrishnan, Victor,Lavrenko, Boyko,Kakaradov, Claire,Hou, Barry,Hicks, David,Heckerman, Franz J,Och, C Thomas,Caskey, J Craig,Venter, Amalio,Telenti
American journal of human genetics · 2017-11-02
pmid:291000848
Population-based FMR1 carrier screening among reproductive women.
Quratul,Ain, Ye Hyun,Hwang, Daryl,Yeung, Pacharee,Panpaprai, Wiwat,Iamurairat, Wiboon,Chutimongkonkul, Objoon,Trachoo, Flora,Tassone, Poonnada,Jiraanont
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024-09-25
pmid:3932055310
CGG repeat length correlates with age of onset of motor signs of the fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS).
Flora,Tassone, John,Adams, Elizabeth M,Berry-Kravis, Susannah S,Cohen, Alfredo,Brusco, Maureen A,Leehey, Lexin,Li, Randi J,Hagerman, Paul J,Hagerman
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics · 2007-06-05
pmid:1742718811
Fragile X Gray Zone Alleles Are Associated With Signs of Parkinsonism and Earlier Death.
Deborah A,Hall, Sukriti,Nag, Bichun,Ouyang, David A,Bennett, Yuanqing,Liu, Aisha,Ali, Lili,Zhou, Elizabeth,Berry-Kravis
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2020-05-28
pmid:3246354212
Detecting AGG Interruptions in Females With a FMR1 Premutation by Long-Read Single-Molecule Sequencing: A 1 Year Clinical Experience.
Simon,Ardui, Valerie,Race, Thomy,de Ravel, Hilde,Van Esch, Koenraad,Devriendt, Gert,Matthijs, Joris R,Vermeesch
Frontiers in genetics · 2018-05-16
pmid:2986810813
Diseases of unstable repeat expansion: mechanisms and common principles.
Jennifer R,Gatchel, Huda Y,Zoghbi
Nature reviews. Genetics · 2005-10-01
pmid:1620571414
Clinical and neuroimaging review of triplet repeat diseases.
Ryo,Kurokawa, Mariko,Kurokawa, Akihiko,Mitsutake, Moto,Nakaya, Akira,Baba, Yasuhiro,Nakata, Toshio,Moritani, Osamu,Abe
Japanese journal of radiology · 2022-09-28
pmid:3616976815
Molecular studies of the fragile X syndrome.
S J,Knight, M C,Hirst, A,Roche, Z,Christodoulou, S M,Huson, R,Winter, M,Fitchett, M J,McKinley, R H,Lindenbaum, Y,Nakahori
American journal of medical genetics
pmid:160519416
Identification of a gene (FMR-1) containing a CGG repeat coincident with a breakpoint cluster region exhibiting length variation in fragile X syndrome.
A J,Verkerk, M,Pieretti, J S,Sutcliffe, Y H,Fu, D P,Kuhl, A,Pizzuti, O,Reiner, S,Richards, M F,Victoria, F P,Zhang
Cell · 1991-05-31
pmid:1710175Additional Literature
Additional literature related to this locus.
Raw PubMed search results
(All PubMed results returned by searching for this gene, tandem
repeats, and disease, in medline format)
Oxford Nanopore third generation sequencing for analysis of FMR1 5'UTR CGG repeat expansions.
Xu,Yang, Bowei,Han, Jie,Huang, Min,Zhang, Shi,Weng, Guojun,Ouyang, Wanqing,Han, Wenyu,Wang, Li,Zhang, Juanjuan,Chen, Juan,Du, Yingsong,Wu, Xuexi,Yang
Analytical biochemistry · 2025-07-11
pmid:40653294The association of CGG repeat length and AGG interruption patterns on FMR1 alleles with female infertility.
Zhou,Xuanyou, Xu,Naixin, Cao,Xianling, Shi,Weihui, Li,Shuyuan, Chen,Songchang, Xu,Chenming
Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025-06-17
pmid:40600017Tyrosine Peptides Alleviates Multifaceted Toxicity Linked to Expanded CGG Repeats in Fragile X‑Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome.
Krishna,Singh, Sakshi,Shukla, Tapas,Ghosh, Apurba K,Das, Amit,Kumar
ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2025-02-25
pmid:40534679Diagnostic yield and limitations of whole-genome sequencing for hereditary cerebellar ataxia.
Wai Yan,Yau, Roisin,Sullivan, Emer,O'Connor, David,Pellerin, Michael H,Parkinson, Paola,Giunti, Marie-Josée,Dicaire, Matt C,Danzi, Stephan,Züchner, Bernard,Brais, Nicholas W,Wood, Henry,Houlden, Jana,Vandrovcova
Brain communications · 2025-05-17
pmid:40488180Interactome of FMRP-N-tat therapeutic unveils key interactions for cellular function in Fragile X neurons.
Kévin,Leguay, Mariana,Acevedo, Eva,Colic, Preya U,Patel, Saeideh,Shamsi, Helen Lb,Chan, Sharon,Sun, Daneck,Lang-Ouellette, Benny,Chan, Xiaoqin,Zhan, Ray W,Turner, Joseph,Mancini, Oliver A,Kent
The Journal of biological chemistry · 2025-06-04
pmid:40480633Longitudinal Analysis of Neuroradiological Biomarkers for Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome and Implications for Clinical Trials.
David,Hessl, Jun Yi,Wang, Glenda,Espinal, Ellery,Santos, Flora,Tassone, Randi J,Hagerman, Susan M,Rivera
Annals of neurology · 2025-06-03
pmid:40459253Modelling fragile X-associated neuropsychiatric disorders in young inducible 90CGG premutation mice.
Gürsel,Çalışkan, Sara Enrile,Lacalle, Emre,Kul, Miguel,Del Ángel, Allison Loaiza,Zambrano, Renate,Hukema, Mónica,Santos, Oliver,Stork
Brain : a journal of neurology · 2025-06-02
pmid:40455869Depression Symptom Trajectories in Mothers With the FMR1 Premutation Vary by CGG Repeat Length: A Longitudinal Study of 73 Women Spanning 20-75 Years of Age.
Jessica,Klusek, Lauren,Jenner, Abigail L,Hogan, Laura,Friedman, Elizabeth,Berry-Kravis, Flora,Tassone, Tatyana,Adayev, Amanda J,Fairchild, Jane E,Roberts
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics · 2025-05-26
pmid:40418066A genome-wide approach for the discovery of novel repeat expansion disorders in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network cohort.
Sarah,Fazal, Harriet,Dashnow, Maike F,Dohrn, Jacquelyn,Raposo, Laurel,Hiatt, Matt C,Danzi, Isaac R L,Xu, Camilo,Toro, David R,Adams, Karen,Usdin, Bruce,Hayward, Shilpa Nadimpalli,Kobren, Shamil R,Sunyaev, Rebecca C,Spillmann, Vandana,Shashi, Adriana,Rebelo, Guney,Bademci, Mustafa,Tekin, Aaron R,Quinlan, Stephan,Zuchner
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2025-05-22
pmid:40417743