A Patient Is Tested to Determine the Number of CGG

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient is tested to determine the number of CGG repeats in the FMR1 gene by Southern blot. The patient is found to have a band that runs above the normal control band. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of these results?

• A) The patient is normal.
• B) The patient has Huntington's disease.
• C) The patient has Tay-Sachs disease.
• D) The patient has full fragile X mutation.

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