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Insight into Brain via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ Gene

We can learn a lot about somebody from the friends they hang out with. This applies to people and also to genes and proteins. Emory scientists have been investigating a gene that we will call – spoiler alert –“Friend of fragile X.”

Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability, studied by research teams around the world with drugdiscovery and clinical trials in…