TABLE 2.
Reported prevalence data of FMR1 expanded alleles among Asian and Asian American populations
Year | Population | Site of recruitment | Number tested | Prevalence |
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2003 (Huang et al., 2003) | Pregnant women | Taiwan | 1,002 |
Intermediate: 1/46 Premutation: 0/1002 |
2005 (Tzeng et al., 2005) | Newborn males | Taiwan | 10,046 |
Intermediate: 1/143 Premutation: 1/1674 |
2012 (Tassone et al., 2012) | Newborn males and females | United States |
428 males 368 females |
Males: Intermediate: 0/428 Premutation: 1/428 Females: Intermediate: 1/74 Premutation: 1/123 |
2015 (Huang et al., 2015) | Unaffected males and females | China |
534 males 579 females |
Males: Premutation:0/534 Females: Premutation: 1/579 |
2017 (Cheng et al., 2017) | Pregnant women | Hong Kong | 2,650 |
Intermediate: 1/88 Premutation: 1/1325 |
2018 (Owens et al., 2018) | Women referred for carrier testing | United States | 7,961 |
Intermediate: 1/93 Premutation: 1/419 |
This study | Women of childbearing age | China | 10,145 |
Intermediate: 1/130 Premutation: 1/634 |