title: [The fragile X chromosome and psychiatry].
abstract: The importance of X fragile chromosome in mental retardation is outlined. Two male patients with a low IQ are studied. They were brothers and their mother too was non mental retarded cytogenetically X fragile positive.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gherardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garzia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fabrizio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chirillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003582:Cytogenetics; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D014888:Wechsler Scales
vernacular_title: Il cromosoma X fragile e psichiatria.