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. 2020 Apr 12;8(6):e1236. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1236

TABLE 2.

Reported prevalence data of FMR1 expanded alleles among Asian and Asian American populations

Year Population Site of recruitment Number tested Prevalence
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