Fragile X Syndrome

The topic I researched was Fragile X Syndrome. This was discovered in the late 1970's. The symptoms of this disease is:

• Inherited mental impairment
• "Autistic like" behavior
  
• Delay in speech or language development
• Characteristics of unusual physical or behavioral features
• Can be passed on in a family

There is no specific treatment for Fragile X Syndrome but they are working on making one. There is also no evidence that Fragile X Syndrome causes death. The disease is common. 1 out of 3,600 males have Fragile X Syndrome and 1 out of 6,000 females have Fragile X Syndrome in the world. Males are more vulnerable to get the disease because their immune system cannot protect the disease as well as females can . Whats happening to the inside of the cell with the genes that causes Fragile X Syndrome is that the mutation of the cell turns off and causes the cell to have less of the certain protein which causes the cell to trigger Fragile X Syndrome. There still needs to be more research for this disease because there is no cure yet even if we understand it very well. I feel very strongly about this disease because it is very easy to inherit it. Many people have Fragile X and do not do good in school or in life in general because of their disease. It is possible for a whole family to have Fragile X Syndrome and it's very hard to live a normal life if the disease is serious. For more information on Fragile X Syndrome click here.