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Fragile X is the most common inherited cause of mental impairment and the most common known cause of autism.
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January 27, 2012

FRAXA Research Outlook 2012 - Treatment Trials and the Next Wave of New Drugs
Fragile X research continues to progress at a break-neck pace and 2012 promises to be a watershed year: the landscape may be very different by this time next year!

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January 27, 2012

2011 Preliminary Financial Report
Thank you to everyone who helped FRAXA meet our 2011 Annual Appeal Goal!

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January 01, 2012

Knockout Rat Model for Fragile X: coming in 2012
Genetically engineered Fragile X Knockout mice will give scientists a powerful new key to understanding the learning problems seen in Fragile X.

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December 04, 2011

Learn More about Clinical trials of new treatments for Fragile X and how to participate
Experimental new drugs, AFQ056 (an mGluR5 antagonist from Novartis) and STX209 (arbaclofen from Seaside Therapeutics) are in large scale trials. New sites are accepting participants.

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