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Escape from X inactivation.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2002
Disteche C M, Filippova G N, Tsuchiya K D
Abstract excerpt
Although the process of X inactivation in mammalian cells silences the majority of genes on the inactivated X chromosome, some genes escape this chromosome-wide silencing. Genes that escape X inactivation present a unique opportunity to study the process of silencing and the mechanisms that protect some genes from being turned off. In this review, we will discuss evolutionary aspects of escape from X...
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