title: Gene silencing in fragile X syndrome explained: researchers pinpoint how excessive nucleotide repeats shut down protein production.
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D019175:DNA Methylation; D051860:Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D020868:Gene Silencing / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D018911:Trinucleotide Repeats / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D051860:Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C497683:FMR1 protein, human