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Table 6 Relationship between FMR1 mRNA levels and OWLS-II score at visit 1 — Pearson correlation coefficients

From: The feasibility and utility of hair follicle sampling to measure FMRP and FMR1 mRNA in children with or without fragile X syndrome: a pilot study

OWLS-II Listening Comprehension subscale

 

OWLS-II Oral Expression subscale

Group

Collection type

n

Pearson’s r

p-value

Pearson’s r

p-value

FXS participant (N = 9)

Buccal swab

7

0.444

0.319

0.595

0.159

Hair follicle

8

−0.189

0.654

−0.286

0.493

Blood

7

0.668

0.101

0.666

0.102

Healthy participant (N = 5)

Buccal swab

4

−0.709

0.291

0.210

0.790

Hair follicle

5

−0.117

0.851

−0.256

0.678

Blood

4

0.987

0.013

0.015

0.985