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Frequency of monosomy X in women with primary biliary cirrhosis.
Lancet (London, England) - 14 Feb 2004
Invernizzi Pietro, Miozzo Monica, Battezzati Pier Maria, Bianchi Ilaria, Grati Francesca R, Simoni Giuseppe, Selmi Carlo, Watnik Mitchell, Gershwin M Eric, Podda Mauro
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms that cause the female predominance of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are uncertain, but the X chromosome includes genes involved in immunological tolerance. We assessed the rate of X monosomy in peripheral white blood cells from 100 women with PBC, 50 with chronic hepatitis C, and...
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