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Previous studies have suggested the associations of <jats:italic>AQP4<\/jats:italic> single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with brain-water homeostasis, and neurodegeneration disease. To date, this association has not been studied in FXTAS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>To investigate the association of <jats:italic>AQP4<\/jats:italic> SNPs with the risk of presenting FXTAS, a total of seven common <jats:italic>AQP4<\/jats:italic> SNPs were selected and genotyped in 95 <jats:italic>FMR1<\/jats:italic> premutation carriers with FXTAS and in 65 <jats:italic>FMR1<\/jats:italic> premutation carriers without FXTAS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The frequency of <jats:italic>AQP4<\/jats:italic>-haplotype was compared between groups, denoting 26 heterozygous individuals and 5 homozygotes as carriers of the minor allele in the FXTAS group and 25 heterozygous and 2 homozygotes in the no-FXTAS group. Statistical analyses showed no significant associations between <jats:italic>AQP4<\/jats:italic> SNPs\/haplotypes and development of FXTAS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although <jats:italic>AQP4<\/jats:italic> has been implicated in a wide range of brain disorders, its involvement in FXTAS remains unclear. 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