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#redirect:[[X-linked alpha thalassemia mental retardation syndrome]]
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==Overview==
'''ATR-X''' is used to refer to Alpha-thalassemia X-Linked Mental Retardation, a condition caused by a [[mutate]]d [[gene]]. [[Female]]s with this [[mutate]]d [[gene]] have no specific signs or features. Male carriers tend to be moderately [[Mental retardation|mentally retarded]] and have physical characteristics including excessively prominent [[lips]], a depressed [[nasal bridge]], and a small head size.<ref>{{citebook|title=Syndromes of the Head and Neck |author= Robert J. Gorlin, Meyer Michael Cohen, Raoul C. M. Hennekam|year=2001|publisher=Oxford University Press|id=ISBN 0195118618|pages=986}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
* {{OMIM|301040}}
 
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[[Category:Genetic disorders]]
 
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