Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research
Vol 6, No 1 (2020): April 2020

Fragile X Syndrome and Targeted Treatments

Nattaporn Tassanakijpanich (Prince of Songkla University)
Ana MarĂ­a Cabal-Herrera (Universidad del Valle)
Maria Jimena Salcedo-Arellano (UC Davis MIND Institute)
Randi Jenssen Hagerman (UC Davis School of Medicine)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2020

Abstract

Many targeted treatment studies have been carried out in individuals with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) guided by animal studies from the Fragile X Mental Retardation 1 (FMR1) knock out (KO) mice and the fragile X Drosophila studies. Here we review the many medications that have been studied in patients with FXS and some of these medications are available for clinical use by wise clinicians. Other medications are not currently available by prescription because they are not approved by the FDA. No medication has received specific approval for treatment of FXS, although some have shown benefit from clinical studies. There is much to be done in the treatment of those with FXS and this report describes those pharmacological treatments that target the neurobiological mechanisms that are dysregulated by the lack of the Fragile X Protein (FMRP) in those with FXS.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jbtr

Publisher

Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research (JBTR) is an open access, international peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on: clinical medicine, molecular medicine, tropical medicine, infectious diseases, cardiovascular medicine, molecular biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, ...