FRAXE AFF2

Disease ID
FRAXE
Gene ID
AFF2

Disease

Name
Fragile X syndrome, FRAXE type
Inheritance
X-linked recessive
Description
A nonsyndromic X-linked mental retardation (NS-XLMR) characterized by mild intellectual deficit. FRAXE is the most common form of NS-XLMR# .
Prevalence
2 50,000
1-4/100,000 males# ; 1/50-100,000 males, more than 50 families# . Found in populations around the globe, including in the UK, US, Canada, Taiwan, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, and Finland# .
Age of Onset(Typical)Years1  102  10
Age of Onset Details
Typical: 2-10# . Range: 1-10; developmental delays without physical features can make onset difficult to detect until schooling# .

Locus

Details
Allele ranges (benign:4-39; pathogenic: >200) inferred from The Human Gene Mutation Database# . Intermediate alleles correspond to a premutation# . Non-canonical motifs include: CGG/CCT/GTG/CAG/CTG3#,# .
Mechanism
LoF
Loss of function via transcriptional silencing#,# .
Gene Strand

Alleles

Ref. Motif
GCC
Pathogenic (ref.)
GCC
Pathogenic (gene)
CCG
BenignIntermediatePathogenicUnits4  3940  200201  2,000