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In the search for possible determinants of such unusual patterns, repeat expansions in the premutation and in the lower full mutation range were identified on genomic PstI blots previously prepared for fragile X DNA testing. Cases with 130 or more triplets, and a number of shorter repeats, were reinvestigated on EcoRI plus EagI digests. Among the 119 expansions, there were 22 in our sample showing either blurred bands or smears on PstI blots. This particular characteristic was strongly associated with the coincidence of a repeat size of more than 130 triplets and absence of EagI site methylation. Our data set also includes cases of mosaic patterns consisting of smears of unmethylated expansions to more than 130 CGGs and of clear bands of methylated expansions. 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