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The Hagermans

Research in the Hagerman lab is principally concerned with the various disorders that are linked to the fragile X gene (FMR1). These disorders include fragile X syndrome, the leading inherited form of intellectual disability; fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), one of the more common neurodegenerative disorders known to be caused by a single gene (FMR1); primary ovarian insufficiency (POI; also called premature ovarian failure, POF, or premature "menopause"), and autism.

Our primary research focus at present is on FXTAS and fragile X syndrome.